Martin M. McShane Libros

A dystopian thriller set between the 1940s and 2010s.

A Pope and a King conspire in secret to rid themselves of the Holy Order of Knights. One because they have become too powerful, the other because he owes them a vast fortune. They lure the Holy Order to Poitiers castle where assassins lay in wait for their arrival.

Following the tragic deaths of both her parents, baby Alice is adopted by childless relatives. They rename her and in doing so erase her past. Margaret, as she is known, is brought up in a world of luxury, but always senses that something isn't quite right.

Since the signing of 'The Treaty' four hundred years ago the Humans of the Cauldron and the Vampires of Storm Hill have lived alongside one another in comparative peace. However, following the rebellion against Lord Harbinger, Cauldronians are disappearing. Many Elders believe Vampires are kidnapping their kin to feast on them while others are convinced they are being taken to work as slaves in Vampire factories, mills and mines. The truth is unimaginably worse. To keep safe, the Carter family move in with Nana Lyons, despite Charlie Carter being terrified of what he witnessed going into her coal cellar as a child. The stakes are raised to new heights when Jed, Charlie's little brother, goes missing.