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<p>"We should all be so lucky as to have a Lorne Turner to call on. This series is great escapism, yet strangely rooted in reality that will touch every reader..." from Talyor<br> <br> <br> <br> "The author certainly knows how to write compelling characters and keep the pace moving along and a good clip..." from Steph<br> <br> <br> <br> "This is a truly gripping page-turner of a novel that left me seriously looking forward to the next book..." from the Occult Detective Magazine<br> <br> <br> <br> "Readers of Stephen King will find it engaging; a haunting, occult thriller with a twist..." from the Number9BlogSpot<br> <br> <br> <br> "Until now, I'd searched in vain for another book along the lines of Phil Rickman's Merrily Watkins series. Thank you for more than meeting my expectations..." from Jay<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> The body of a dead man leads Lorne Turner into a world he never thought existed. One of mysticism, the occult, corruption and greed.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> After twenty years in the British Special Forces, Lorne thought he knew all he needed to about the sickness of the human mind. It turns out, he was wrong.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> With a ritual sacrifice polluting his precious homeland, Lorne will stop at nothing to uncover the truth.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Who is the mysterious Scorpio, and what do the Gnostic Dawn hope to achieve? Why are the police refusing to see the ritual elements carved into the dead?<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> He turns to his best friend, the local vicar, Ella Morgan, for help. Together they uncover horrors that will infect their lives for years to come.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Trained for war, he now fights a darkness far more dangerous than anything he's faced in his past.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> What will break first? His damaged mind? Or the bodies of his enemies?<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> If you enjoyed Stephen King's The Outsider, you'll find the same gripping atmosphere and suspen