The St Gregory Archives Book One

Ambrose is a priest, a man of faith and reason. Or so he thought. But a dark obsession follows, and the ties of blood bind man and demon alike. In 1859 a town lies in the Northwest Frontier where the dead rise, monsters prowl, devils scheme and what begins as a missing persons case becomes a case of losing one’s self.

The St Gregory Archives chronicle the life of Ambrose Odenwald and the cursed town of St Gregory. Called to investigate the disappearance of his mentor, Ambrose finds himself surrounded by murder, mayhem and black magic. Is it the cultish leader of the town? Folk tales come to life? Or something far more sinister? As innocents die, he knows the answers lie in a black grimoire, yet to use it is to forsake the world he knows and admit to one beyond, where faith and reason lose all meaning. As tragedies mount he despairs and falls into drink and laudanum. The townsfolk cannot see the monsters in front of their eyes. They cannot recognize the evil hidden behind behind priestly robes, or hear the cries of the forest warning them to leave.

And always, the same questions torture; Is he strong enough to fight it? Will he ever be the same if he does? And who is this mysterious woman? Every town has its secrets... Read More