THE MOTHERS OF DARKNESS: MILLHAVENBook One in The Mothers of Darkness SeriesThere's a town that isn't on most maps... and a castle no one admits still stands.After a violent tragedy in the city, Elena Ward flees to the quiet English mill town of Millhaven, hoping its silence will help her heal. But within days of her arrival, children begin to vanish. The police shrug. The townspeople look away. And in the woods beyond the river, something ancient is watching.When her neighbor's daughter disappears, Elena joins forces with a clandestine group known as the Codebreakers-investigators who hunt the world's hidden powers. Their trail leads to the Order of the Owl, a secret faction that serves a figure known only as Somerset-the woman who rules the elite underworld called The Mothers of Darkness.Deep beneath a forbidden forest, a game is played: children released into the night while masked hunters pursue them for sport and for something far more valuable-the adrenaline-laced blood they call Wine.But as Elena uncovers the truth, she learns that Millhaven isn't a town at all. It's a stage. And the world has been the audience for far longer than anyone dared to imagine.When the Codebreakers strike back, the line between rescue and revelation shatters.They save one life-but awaken a power that has slept for a century.Now Somerset herself has stepped from the shadows, and the next game has already begun.A new cinematic thriller from the author of 23 days and Satan's Lock.A labyrinth of conspiracy, blood ritual, and psychological control that stretches from a forgotten English mill to the black forests of Belgium.Perfect for readers of Alex Michaelides, Blake Crouch, Tana French, and True Detective fans who crave dark mythology woven into real-world power.The Mothers of Darkness: Millhaven is the first book in an epic new series where every secret has a pulse-and every whisper costs a life.