Their only clue: a missing artifact depicting an unknown god. But when Allan is deemed insane and locked away in the Stormhaven Lunatic Asylum, Griffin finds himself reliving the horrifying memories of his own ordeal inside a madhouse.Īlong with their friend Christine, the two men become drawn deeper and deeper into a dark web of conspiracy, magic, and murder. Whyborne's lover, dashing ex-Pinkerton detective Griffin Flaherty, agrees to prove Allan's innocence. Allan Tambling claims he can't remember any of the last hour - but someone murdered his uncle, and Allan is covered in blood. Mysterious happenings are nothing new to reclusive scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne, but finding one of his colleagues screaming for help in the street is rather unusual. And if the cult’s foul harvest isn’t stopped in time, Fallow will be only the first city to fall.įallow is the eighth book in the Whyborne & Griffin series, where magic, mystery, and m/m romance collide with Victorian era America. But as drought withers the crops of Fallow, a sinister cult sinks its roots deep into the arid soil. To keep Griffin’s estranged mother safe, they must travel to a dying town in Kansas. Once a simple farmer from Griffin’s hometown of Fallow, the assassin now bears a terrifying magical corruption, one whose nature even Whyborne can’t explain. When a man from Griffin’s past murders a sorcerer, the situation grows even more dire. His husband, Griffin Flaherty, wants to help-but how can he, when Whyborne won’t tell him what’s wrong? When Griffin’s past collides with his present, will it cost the lives of everyone he loves?īetween the threat of a world-ending invasion from the Outside and unwelcome revelations about his own nature, Percival Endicott Whyborne is under a great deal of strain. When the cult resurrects an evil sorcerer who commands terrifying monsters, can Whyborne overcome his fear and learn to trust? Will Griffin let go of his past and risk falling in love? Or will Griffin’s secrets cost Whyborne both his heart and his life? Spells the intellectual Whyborne doesn’t believe are real.Īs the investigation draws the two men closer, Griffin’s rakish charm threatens to shatter Whyborne’s iron control. But the powerful cult which murdered Glenn has taken root in Widdershins, and only the spells in the book can stop them. Griffin left the Pinkertons following the death of his partner, hoping to start a new life. So when handsome ex-Pinkerton Griffin Flaherty approaches him to translate a mysterious book, Whyborne wants to finish the job and get rid of the detective as quickly as possible. After the tragic death of the friend he secretly loved, he’s ruthlessly suppressed any desire for another man. Repressed scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne has two skills: reading dead languages and hiding in his office at the Ladysmith Museum.
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