When Steven and Yvonne visit a London hospital, they find themselves trapped inside the HQ of an ancient secret society.

Their escape sets them on a perilous adventure up the waterways of England, where allies are unsettling and enemies are powerful.

The young people have a mystery to resolve: but first they must survive.

novel ~ 605 pages
Chapter One
Locked in
Maximilian Pierce was sitting in his hospital bed, about to bite into a Big Mac, when his friend, Steven Moon, walked into the room.
“What are you doing here?” he said, lowering the hamburger to the dinner tray. His fingers went to a linen napkin, but his spectacled eyes stayed where they were.
“Fine way to greet a visitor,” said Steven, hanging up his cap on a brass hook on the door.
“I mean it. How did you get in?”