A quiet English village harbors a dark secret.
Trying to escape his past, veteran Jake Crowley takes a teaching position in the village of Market Scarston. But his slow rehabilitation is interrupted when a group of students are apparently attacked by Black Shuck, the legendary demon dog, and Crowley attracts the attention of a secret society dating back to the days of the Roman Empire.
See how it all began for Jake Crowley and Rose Black in this prequel novella, SANCTUM!
Praise for David Wood and Alan Baxter
"Blood Codex is a genuine up all night got to see what happens next thriller that grabs you from the first page and doesn't let go until the last." Steven Savile
"Rip roaring action from start to finish. Wit and humor throughout. Just one question - how soon until the next one? Because I can't wait." Graham Brown
"A page-turning yarn. Indiana Jones better watch his back!"Jeremy Robinson
"A a story that thrills and makes one think beyond the boundaries of mere fiction and enter the world of 'why not'?" David Lynn Golemon,
"A twisty tale of adventure and intrigue that never lets up and never lets go!" Robert Masello
"A fast-paced storyline that holds the reader right from the start,. and a no-nonsense story-telling approach that lets the unfolding action speak for itself." Van Ikin
"With mysterious rituals, macabre rites and superb supernatural action scenes, Wood and Baxter deliver a fast-paced horror thriller." J.F.Penn
"Wood and Baxter have taken on the classic black magic/cult conspiracy subgenre, chucked in a toxic mix of weirdness, creepshow chills and action, and created a tale that reads like a latter-day Hammer Horror thriller. Nice, dark fun." Robert Hood
