Publisher's Synopsis
Spurred into action by the bloody massacre of her people, Audra, a young Lithuanian witch, embarks upon enacting a vendetta against the brutal knights of the Teutonic Order. Her actions set in motion a deadly cycle of violence that expands through the centuries to become a hidden war of death, destruction, and deceit. The shadow war spreads from medieval Europe through twentieth century Nazi occupied Poland and then across the Atlantic to present day South Carolina where an unwitting college librarian, Anna, is ensnared in the conspiracy. Anna's life is changed forever when she steps out her door on a balmy spring morning and is swept into a desperate race against time to find the dangerous secrets behind the actions of the bizarre death cult that mercilessly and inexplicably hunts her through the steamy dark of the Low Country night. With the help of a mysterious stranger she unravels the clues that lead her from the black water swamps of South Carolina to the perilous medieval European centers of commerce, power and heresy. With only her wits, and the help of a guide that she may not be able to trust, Anna must confront the poisonous wrath of Giltine's daughters, an ancient coven bent on vengeance. To her horror, Anna will find that salvation means discovering her own link to a thousand year old genocide. As she works against the clock to save herself Anna must uncover the long buried consequences of the murderous crusades of the Teutonic Order and the fatal events that they have set in motion.
