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🩸 An epic paranormal chase thriller set during the Battle of Arras, March 1917.

Award-winning sequel to The Sleepwalker, recipient of multiple national honors including the winner of the Independent Press Award for Best Horror Novel and Readers’ Favorite Bronze Medal.

Northern France, 1917. World War I burns across Europe, but beneath the trenches lies a far darker struggle. Recently uncovered intelligence reveals that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was more than the spark of war — it was a calculated false-flag engineered by Kaiser Wilhelm II and an occult division of his Prussian Secret Police.
 
Their aim wasn’t merely political. It was personal.
 
The operation was designed to flush out a single fugitive: a man known only as The Sommelier — a figure whose possession of a certain object represents the Kaiser's ultimate path to power. To capture him, Wilhelm forges an unholy alliance with Elizabeth Báthory, whose officially recorded death in 1614 was a deliberate fabrication. Alive and aligned with the German Empire, she is a force of unimaginable brutality.
 
What unfolds is a supernatural manhunt across war-ravaged France — a relentless pursuit that exposes the hidden occult machinery behind World War I and the Kaiser's true ambitions.
 
What readers get:
• A gonzo blend of Gothic horror, alt-history, and high-velocity suspense
• A globe-spanning paranormal chase thriller with massive set pieces
• Vampiric and demonic mythology interwoven with real WWI events
• A cinematic continuation of the Nosferatu Conspiracy mythology — bigger, bloodier, and more unhinged than Book One
 
Critics rave:
“Unsettling… immersive… monster-filled epic… complex mythology.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Tour de force… breathless… wildly original… grand-scale storytelling.” — BlueInk Reviews ★ Starred
“Haunting, chilling, five-star Gothic horror… extraordinary.” — Book Viral Reviews
“Chilling and terrifying… intelligent historical horror… an unmissable read.” — Readers’ Favorite
“Vivid, graphic, enthralling… magnificent… would make a good movie.” — Hollywood Book Reviews ★
“High-octane occult drama… outstanding imagery… keeps readers on their toes.” — Midwest Book Review
“A vigorously imagined vampire epic… richly detailed and gripping.” — BookLife Reviews
 
Awards & Honors
• Winner: Independent Press Award — Best Horror Novel (2023)
• Winner: Readers’ Favorite Book Awards — Best Supernatural Fiction (Bronze Medal, 2022)
• Finalist (2nd Place): Pacific Book Awards — Best Paranormal Fiction (2022)
• Longlisted Finalist: Millennium Book Awards (2022)