Finding Rachel - Part One

Detective Almond thought his toughest cases were behind him, until his wife vanished without a trace. His desperate search, aided by the Good Sister Abigail, and the voices in his head, drags him into a shadowy underworld of whispered legends and cursed treasures, where the trail eventually leads to the Heart of Ur, a gem said to hold unspeakable power.
But as Almond closes in, he discovers a terrified young woman at the heart of a mystery, a girl relentlessly pursued by something not human.
Now, with time running out and a demon closing in, Almond must outwit both mortal enemies and supernatural horrors to save his wife, protect the girl, and keep the Heart of Ur from falling into the wrong hands, unaware in many ways he is already too late.

This story contains intense scenes of infidelity, occult happenings, and suspense.