Overview
The Rider's CallSome debts are paid in blood. Some wrongs awaken what should have stayed buried.Ireland, 1845. The potato blight has left the land hollow, the people starving, and faith fraying at the edges. Father Declan Ó Súilleabháin, a devout but disillusioned priest, serves a village unraveling under despair-until a widow dies in his church, her name whispered by an unseen force.As bodies begin to fall, each death heralded by a crack like a whip and a voice that knows their name, Declan is forced to confront a terror older than scripture. A headless rider stalks the fog-bound hills, bound to the earth by a centuries-old injustice. With help from Maeve, a hedge-witch shunned by the Church, and Thomas Kelly, a disgraced constable haunted by his own sins, Declan must unravel a forgotten atrocity buried in the parish's past.But absolution comes with a price-and the land is hungry for more than penance.The Rider's Call is a grim, atmospheric tale of folklore, faith, and vengeance rising from the cold Irish soil. Perfect for fans of gothic horror, Celtic mythology, and historical fiction with a supernatural edge.
- | Author: Philip Stengel
- | Publisher: Independently Published
- | Publication Date: Jun 19, 2025
- | Number of Pages: 88 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-13: 9798288785511
