Now a qualified lawyer, Adam Cameron's future remains uncertain until an old friend invites him to England where strange events are afoot. What's the story behind the new vicar at St. Patrick's, the enigmatic Reverend Theodore Blount? Why is Halfway Manor suddenly barricaded and guarded? As Adam investigates with his friend, their inquiry spans Switzerland as they uncover clues surrounding Adam's family and their allies. They search for answers in the wake of the mountains' puzzling decimation, seeking to solve the village's destruction. Shrouded in mystery: the antidote to the Count's Revenge, the fates of Villette and Sara, the church remaining unscathed. Were the Man in Black and the Nuns real? Adam is driven to find the truth behind it all.