About
the Book
Title:
Halloween Fires
Author:
Val McMurray
Genre:
Historical / Supernatural Thriller
The time: 1340
The place: Swan
village, the estate of Sir Hubert Longhurst, on the banks of the
River
Severn, and the city
of Bristol in the south west of England.
The story:
A girl is sacrificed
and a young boatman dies.
A suspicious priest,
Father Simon, the Sheriff of
Bristol and three
Dominican Monks hunt the “Satanists”.
Their evil leader is
the Dominus.
The Dominus is quite
mad and plans revenge. The villagers will suffer.
In Bristol devil
worshippers are tortured and burned.
The Dominus murders
his partner and kidnaps a girl.
A black mass takes
place. There is torture and death.
A battle is fought.
The Dominus flees.
The Lord of the
manor holds a Manor Court to investigate the frightening events.
Prisoners must be taken to Bristol for trial by the church.
They, and a rich
treasure, must be escorted to Bristol.
Satanists in
Bristol, plan to fight for the treasure.
There is a battle on
the road. Many are killed, the treasure is lost.
A blacksmith and a
small boy assist the Sheriff in an attempt to regain it.
Perhaps Evil has
been overcome; however, Devil worshippers in Bristol plan another
mass.
The Sheriff is lured
away.
In the Glade of
Stones the Devil may yet triumph.
Author
Bio
As a child in
England I loved to write stories. I have lived in Sydney Australia
for over forty years. My children and grandchildren live close by. I
worked as a trained nurse until retirement. Sadly, then, my husband
needed nursing. Now I live alone and needed to follow my own
interests. First a Book
Club (all writers need to read), and I love it. Our discussions are
lively and I have read many books that I would never have picked but
for the club. It really widened my horizons. I also joined a Writers
Group in Liverpool and have found great enjoyment and satisfaction in
learning from the very different people in the group. I have been
pleased to see several of my articles in print. We contribute to
Freexpression Magazine (www.freexpression.com.au),
which is edited by Peter Pike. His unfailing encouragement and that
of Michael Norris, who read the first draft of this book
(and believed in it) has been the impetus needed to goad me to finish
it. The research was daunting, but I have always been interested in
history, and I soon became immersed in the 14th century. How the
people lived and their deeply felt superstitions and customs held me
enthralled. There are, inevitably, mistakes. Please forgive them. I
set out to write a rollicking good yarn, set in the south west of
England, I hope that you enjoy it.
Links
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/545821
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