Book description
A short story from the world of Department 19.
In 1891, Abraham Van Helsing and a group of friends faced Dracula, the
world's first vampire - and won. The survivors of that battle founded
Department 19, and have been secretly saving the world ever since. A
highly classified archive exists recording every act of bravery in that time.
That archive is now open. These are the Department 19 files.
Belgium, 1917.
Quincey Harker and his hand-picked Special Reconnaissance Team are
behind enemy lines, scouting ahead of the big push that everyone knows
is imminent. They think they are prepared for the worst case scenario; a
village full of German soldiers, armed and waiting for them. But they're
about to discover that there is something far worse in the darkness of
no man's land, something beyond their understanding. Something with
glowing red eyes, and gleaming white fangs… Before quitting his job in
publishing to write Department 19, Will Hill worked as a bartender, a
bookseller and a door-to-door charity worker. He grew up in the
north-east of England, is scared of spiders, and is a big fan of cats.
He lives in east London with his girlfriend, where he splits his time
between staring out of the window and staring at a computer screen. The
latter tends to be more productive.
