DEATH PACT

And now for something completely apocalyptic in this standalone from the creator of Tess Grey and Po Villere.

Back in 1999, Nate Walker was one of the lucky few Children of Hamor to be rescued from Weyland Berith’s abusive cult by FBI agent Milo Turrell, who died in the process. When someone starts torturing and killing present-day Cumbrian locals in ways clearly reminiscent of Berith’s cult, Nate, reborn in the U.K. as Nate Freeman, emerges from his secluded position as a woodland warden and reaches out to DCI Grant Openshaw, his old boss at London’s Metropolitan Police, to alert him of the deadly affinities. Despite his enduring trauma over the death of Jenny Onatade, whose abusive husband stabbed her moments before Nate could shoot him dead, Nate’s eager to sign on as a consultant to the National Crime Agency task force that includes Openshaw, DS Kylie McMahon of the Greater Manchester Police, and Dr. Emily Prince, an expert on cults at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He doesn’t anticipate that Openshaw’s number one suspect will be Will Walker, his own kid brother, whose rescue from the Children of Hamor kicked off a long string of activity that’s attracted police attention before. Hilton provides so much background information about Berith’s nefarious doings that fans of cults will be in their element. The plot is more pared down: Berith’s people strike at innocents; Will Walker is arrested and escapes; Emily Prince is kidnapped; Nate goes after her, looking to exchange himself for her; members of the task force go after him; much blood is spilled.

Want to spend a few hours with characters who are truly mad, bad, and dangerous to know? Here’s your chance.