The Old Religion

by Martyn Waites

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Pub Date Feb 11 2020 | Archive Date Feb 11 2020

Blackstone Publishing

General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers

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Description

Welcome to the dark heart of Cornwall.

The Cornish village of St. Petroc is the sort of place where people come to hide. Tom Killgannon is one such person. An ex–undercover cop, Tom is in the Witness Protection Program hiding from some very violent people, and St. Petroc’s offers him a chance to live a safe and quiet life.

Until he meets Lila. Lila is a seventeen-year-old runaway. When she breaks into Tom’s house, she takes more than just his money. His wallet holds everything about his new identity. He also knows that Lila is in danger from the travelers’ commune she has been living at. Something sinister has been going on there, and Lila knows more than she realizes. But to find her, he risks not only giving away his location to the gangs he’s in hiding from but also becoming a target for whoever is hunting Lila.

Welcome to the dark heart of Cornwall.

The Cornish village of St. Petroc is the sort of place where people come to hide. Tom Killgannon is one such person. An ex–undercover cop, Tom is in the Witness...

A Note From the Publisher

Martyn Waites was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. He trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and worked as an actor for many years before becoming a writer. His novels include the critically acclaimed Joe Donovan series, set in the northeast of England, and The White Room, which was a London Guardian book of the year. In 2013 he was chosen to write Angel of Death, the official sequel to Susan Hill's Woman in Black, and in 2014 won the Grand Prix du Roman Noir for Born under Punches. He has been nominated for every major British crime-fiction award and has also enjoyed international commercial success with eight novels written under the name Tania Carver.

Martyn Waites was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. He trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and worked as an actor for many years before becoming a writer. His novels include the...

Advance Praise

“Waites brings all his storytelling talent and experience to this chilling tale, with results so spectacular I might never go to Cornwall again.”

-Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“A guaranteed thrill ride…Keeps you guessing until the end.”

-Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

“It was only a matter of time before the first post-Brexit crime novel appeared, and readers should be grateful that it’s in the capable hands of Martyn Waites…Waites’s taste for English gothic is in the mix here, as are some masterful plot revelations.”

-Financial Times (London)

“A strong plot, a formidable air of menace, and the avoidance of hillbilly horror cliche add up to a superbly executed cautionary tale about the malevolent force of parochialism.”

-The Guardian (London)

“Waites brings all his storytelling talent and experience to this chilling tale, with results so spectacular I might never go to Cornwall again.”

-Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“A...