Book description
Nate Wildenstern's brother has been killed, and the finger is pointed
at him . . .
After nearly two years, eighteen-year-old Nate returns home to the
family empire ruled by his father - the ruthless Wildenstern
Patriarch. But Nate's life is soon shattered by his brother's death,
and the Rules of Ascension, allowing the assassination of one male
family member by another, means he's being blamed. He knows that he is
not the murderer, but who is?
With the aid of his troublesome sister-in-law, Daisy, and his cousin
Gerald, he means to find out. But when the victims of the family's
tyrannical regime choose the funeral to seek their revenge, they
accidentally uncover the bodies of some ancient Wildenstern ancestors,
one of whom bears a Patriarch's ring. The lives of Nate and his family
are about to take a strange and horrifying turn . . .
Born in Dublin in 1973, Oisin spent his childhood there and in
Drogheda, County Louth. Unable to conceive of a way to make a living
from writing fiction, he decided to fund his dreams of being an author
by working as an illustrator (yes, he was that naive). He signed up for
a design and print foundation course and then studied animation at Dun
Laoghaire School of Art and Design. Setting up as a freelance
illustrator/artist, he then took up a position at Fred Wolf Films,
working on the animated series of
Zorro
. After completing his contract, he decided to expand his horizons and
left for London to seek his fortune. He found gainful employment as a
security guard, watching over trains and then hospitals. Following three
and a half years of working in advertising he became increasingly
concerned for his immortal soul. He returned to Ireland much as he had
left - with no job, no home and some meagre savings. Ever the optimist,
he now works once more as a freelance illustrator and mercenary artist
by day and escapist writer by night. He hopes one day to have a decent
job, with a pension, a health plan and paid annual holidays.
