Prelude of Darkness by Shane Miller

Summary
Life is starting to normalize for Detective Connor Kaplan after a bitter divorce and struggles with the demons of addictions. But when his daughter Leah is abducted in the parking lot at her job and her boyfriend's dead body found mutilated, Kap faces an evil beyond his prior experience. Why Leah? Through the help of an old partner on the force, Kaplan finds himself chasing creatures he'd never realized existed as he also faces the fears of his own failure. His investigation leads him to a fog-covered island with shady cult members where an eerie shadow watches his every move.

On the other side of the world, Dr. Eva Lewis leads a task force for the clandestine United Citadel. Their mission is to bring down the oldest organization in history, the Order of Knights. The United Citadel is closing in on the Knights after centuries of their devious and deadly violence. Exactly who they are or how many of them are currently weaving their deception in our society is unknown. But Eva does know the clock is ticking to stop them from their long-term goals: immortality that will bring pain and suffering to the poor souls still left alive.

Kaplan and Eva must join forces to fight a full-on battle to save his daughter and protect the world. Can a cop on his own road to recovery succeed against the shadowed figures of evil from the world beyond his imagination? And why is his family targeted? Readers will discover, as Kap does, that there can be more to a story-and to our world-than meets the eye.


Published: April 15th 2022
Series: Darkness #1