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Maxwell, Mr Philip

 
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Synopsis

Inheritance:Kindred Spirits is book 2 in the Inheritance Trilogy. Fulfilling the conditions of the Will means a fresh start in Britain for young American Marketing Executive, Josh MacMaddock. Unbeknown to Josh MacMaddock, the mysterious property he has inherited hides a secret. A series of incidents centred in the chapel of the house leads to the climatic revelation that it is situated on the site of an ancient druidic stone circle, itself an intersection of ley-lines which have been reactivated after centuries of dormancy, by oil-drilling in the near-by Irish Sea He discovers the mysterious circumstances of his relative’s death: combustion within the henge. Further investigations into his deceased relative reveals his membership of an ancient secret Order ‘that has existed across centuries from druidic times to the present day. Tormented by flashbacks, Josh senses impending disaster unless he discovers the nature and purpose of the Secret Order. Teaming up with Dr Gwyn Rowlands an ex alcoholic, archaeologist, they attempt to unravel the Order’s purpose, the secret of the house and as other murder attempts fail, the reason why they are on someone’s death list. Hypnotic regression provides evidence of transmigration and clues to the nature of the house. Extract The tunnel Rounding a corner my flashlight picked up writing carved into the rock of the tunnel. “What’s that?” whispered Bob. I played the beam across the smoothened rock face and examined the writing. Lichen covered the surface in patches, masking letters and words. I pulled a ten pence coin from my pocket and used the edge to scrape away the green growth, stepped back and shone the flashlight beam over the exposed rock. Bob started reading in a hoarse and hesitant voice. “Be warned and commaunded ye who so trespasseth here! Hither lieth a gate of Samhain, to the otherworlde...” Quotation The Celtic Druids teach this: “souls are not annihilated, but pass after death from one body to another, and they hold that by this teaching, men are much encouraged to valor, through disregarding fear of death." Julius Caesar – Dictator & Consul of the Roman Republic (100 BC to 44 BC) The Trilogy Inheritance: Who Do You Think You Are? (Book 1) Inheritance: Kindred Spirits Inheritance: In Their Bloodied Footsteps

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À propos de l'auteur

Philip Maxwell is a British author based in the North West of England. Philip has an interest all things historical, archaeological and mythological, in addition to more modern and contemporary issues in politics and society. His writings reflect these interests and passions. Widely travelled, he visited Eastern Europe (before the wall came down), the Middle East, the Far East, Australia and some twenty US states. Married, with three children, Philip lived in North Wales for a number of years before moving out to Spain, returning to the UK recently.

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