The twelve children of Paris - Tim Willocks

The thrilling, bloody and glorious new novel, from the master of the epic tale, Tim Willocks, author of The Religion

Paris, August 23rd, 1572

What do you do when your wife disappears
In the middle of the bloodiest massacre in European history
And you know she is about to give birth to your only child?

Three
wars of religion have turned Paris into a fetid cauldron of hatred,
intrigue and corruption. The Royal Wedding, intended to heal the wounds,
has served only to further poison the fanatics of either creed. But
Carla could not have known that when she accepted an invitation to the
ceremony.

When Mattias Tannhauser rides into town, on Saint
Bartholomew's Eve, his only intention is to find her and take her home.
But as the massacre of tens of thousands of Huguenots begins, and the
city plunges into anarchy, Carla is abducted by Grymonde, the grotesque
gang leader of the Yards, and Tannhauser finds himself imprisoned in the
Louvre, at the centre of a vicious conspiracy.

Wanted by the
law, the assassins' guild, and a militant army who call themselves the
Pilgrims of Saint-Jacques, Tannhauser must rise to pitiless extremes
even he has never known before. With no one to help him but a stable
boy, he wades into a river of blood without knowing what lies on the
other side.

As he harrows Hell in search of his beloved
His destiny is changed forever by
The Twelve Children Of Paris

Tim
Willocks is a novelist, screenwriter and producer. He was born in
Cheshire in 1957 and has lived in London, Barcelona, Los Angeles, New
York, Paris, County Kerry, and Rome.
After qualifying as a doctor from
University College Hospital Medical School, he went on to specialize in
psychiatry and addiction. Translated into twenty languages, his novels
include The Religion - the first novel to feature Mattias Tannhausaer - Bad City Blues, and Green River Rising.
He has worked with major Hollywood directors, dined at the White House
and holds a black belt in Shotokan karate. His new book, The Twelve Children of Paris, also featuring Tannhausaer, is set during the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572.