Martin M. McShane

The Brotherhood

A Pope and a King conspire in secret to rid themselves of the Holy Order of Knights. One because they have become too powerful, the other because he owes them a vast fortune. They lure the Holy Order to Poitiers castle where assassins lay in wait for their arrival.

After witnessing the massacre, three brothers escape from their captors and head for England and home. They are pursued every step of their journey by Mercenaries in the pay of the French King. If captured, they face certain death.

During their flight, bitter divisions arise between the brothers on how best to take revenge on the French King. Following an acrimonious power struggle, one of the brothers gets what he wished for while the others are left to suffer their fates at his hands.

After spending a number of years living in New Zealand and Australia, Martin M. McShane now resides in North London. While in Australia, he was seconded to work for the Royal Australian Navy where he was responsible for security and communications for warships in Sydney Harbour. Martin now works as the Global Programme Director of a major IT Company specialising in implementing web-based Stock Exchange Systems across the globe.

The Organisation

Following the tragic deaths of both her parents, baby Alice is adopted by childless relatives. They rename her and in doing so erase her past. Margaret, as she is known, is brought up in a world of luxury, but always senses that something isn’t quite right. In her teens, she comes to the attention of the enigmatic Max, a recruiter for the Organisation – a secretive society whose origins stretch back almost a thousand years. Originally created to destroy the aristocracy, some say that it has become just another criminal enterprise…

Is the Organisation a force for good or evil? That depends on your perspective. Are those who want to destroy it forces for good or evil. That, too, depends on your perspective. Throughout its time, the Organisation has defeated many adversaries, but in the twentieth century it faces the biggest challenge to its survival.

After spending a number of years working in New Zealand and Australia, Martin M. McShane returned to the UK and now lives in North London. While in Australia, Martin was seconded to the Royal Australian Navy where he ran security and communications for warships anchored in Sydney Harbour. Martin now works as the Global Programme Director for a major IT company specialising in implementing web-based stock exchange systems around the globe.

Vampires and Victims

Since the signing of ‘The Treaty’ four hundred years ago the Humans of the Cauldron and the Vampires of Storm Hill have lived alongside one another in comparative peace. However, following the rebellion against Lord Harbinger, Cauldronians are disappearing.

Many Elders believe Vampires are kidnapping their kin to feast on them while others are convinced they are being taken to work as slaves in Vampire factories, mills and mines.

The truth is unimaginably worse.

To keep safe, the Carter family move in with Nana Lyons, despite Charlie Carter being terrified of what he witnessed going into her coal cellar as a child. The stakes are raised to new heights when Jed, Charlie’s little brother, goes missing

After spending a number of years living in New Zealand and Australia, Martin M. McShane now resides in North London. While in Australia, he was seconded to work for the Royal Australian Navy where he was responsible for security and communications for warships in Sydney Harbour. Martin now works as the Global Programme Director of a major IT Company specialising in implementing web-based Stock Exchange Systems across the globe.