The dead have always whispered to Lorne Turner. Now they’re screaming.
On the wild edge of Exmoor, a Syrian family’s new beginning is tainted by old ghosts. Their home, perched on Countisbury Hill, hides the resting place of pirates who once stole a sacred relic from Byzantium, a relic that should never have touched mortal hands.
Pontius Pilate’s bowl—the vessel of denial, the antithesis to the Grail—has surfaced again. It promises power to those who believe, freedom to those who are cursed, and destruction to all who touch it.
Across continents, faiths collide. The Vatican’s secret police move like shadows. Dominionist zealots declare a holy war. And Lorne Turner, haunted soldier and reluctant vessel of a djinn, finds himself trapped between human obsession and divine wrath.
To protect those he loves, he must face the one truth his nightmares always warned him of: some absolutions are written in blood. Some relics wash away the world.
The Dead Also Have Secrets is book eight in the Lorne Turner supernatural thrillers, and Joe Talon weaves together myth, trauma, and redemption in a darkly beautiful reckoning—where every ghost has a reason, and even the dead keep secrets.
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Praise for the Lorne Turner Supernatural Thrillers:
★★★★★ “An engaging supernatural mystery.”
★★★★★ “The Exmoor landscape is equally important a character as the hero.”
★★★★★ “Creepy supernatural thriller.”
★★★★★ “Loads of surprises, the twists and turns kept you reading.”
★★★★★ “The author’s style of writing is descriptive, suspenseful and atmospheric…”
★★★★★ “Talon definitely knows how to put the creep in creepy…”
★★★★★ “Harrowing Occult Thriller.”
★★★★★ “Fast paced, twists, turns, spooks…”
★★★★★ “It’s full of action with a heavy dose of suspense.”
★★★★★ “This gem is filled with old graves, old bones, curses, darkness, love and loss…”
About the Author :
Joe Talon is an author used to walking in a place where you're never quite certain if the world is full of rainbows or shadows. Real life holds little interest. Having grown up on Exmoor, Joe has been fascinated by the mysterious and spooky places that dwell in the dark woodlands and quiet combes. In Joe's first series, the world is a little sideways from ours. It is full of shapes moving on the edge of our vision when they shouldn’t and cold spots in warm places. For Joe, there is always the question, 'what would I do if'? When writing crime, Joe tangles with gangsters and dealers, murderers and thieves, all in the small town of Glastonbury. A place known for its otherness. Joe's Cornish adventures once more explore the supernatural blending with real world events. If you would like to know more, do come and join the Taloneers. You can easily find Joe in the usual haunts of writers, (I'm not allowed to give you my digital address). There are all kinds of mysteries and fun to be had. What spare time Joe has is spent with seven dogs, lots of walks, chaotic gardening, and exploring the strange worlds just the other side of what we think we know to be real. Who needs real life when there are books!
