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The Shadowed Veil: A Silas Thorne Adventure
Paperback
Series: The Shadows Trilogy, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 21 2026
Pages: 424
Weight: 1.12
Height: 1.05 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Shadowed Veil The debut full-length novel by Richard Pembroke and the first instalment in The Shadows Trilogy.
In Victorian London, Captain Silas Thorne-once a decorated British Army officer, now a consulting detective-applies battlefield-honed discipline and razor-sharp intuition to the mysteries that stalk the Empire's underbelly. At his side stands Sergeant George Harper, his steadfast former comrade turned butler, whose loyalty and quiet strength anchor Thorne's relentless pursuit of truth.
When a young woman vanishes under troubling circumstances, Thorne and Harper are drawn into a world of hidden societies, whispered rituals, and men who wield influence from behind locked doors. Their investigation carries them from fog-shrouded London streets to the glittering boulevards of Paris and the shadowed markets of Constantinople, where political ambition, occult symbolism, and clandestine power intertwine.
Blending Gothic atmosphere with international intrigue, The Shadowed Veil introduces a richly imagined Victorian world of secret chambers, coded loyalties, and forces that move unseen beneath the veneer of civilisation. At its heart lies the unbreakable bond between two men shaped by war and united in purpose-standing against the darkness that gathers at society's edge.
A gripping, character-driven mystery that opens the door to a trilogy of shadows, secrets, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
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