The Daggers of Devonshire

About the Book

The Adventure begins in the year 1750 in England with the birth of Ethan Lloyd. Sir Charles Lloyd, the Duke of Devonshire, has two unique daggers specially made to be given to the King as a gift.

During his visit to Windsor Castle, his son Ethan is kidnapped by a scheming profiteer. After the Kings death, the daggers are returned to the Lloyd family estate known as Dartmouth Castle. The kidnapped boy, now in America, enlists in the Continental Army to fight against the British in the Revolutionary War…His younger brother Tyler finds out through sources close to his family that his brother is alive and well living in the Colonies.

Feeling his brother is a threat to his family’s fortune, Tyler locates his brother and murders him using one the daggers that symbolized his families loyalty to the throne of England…In Chicago 1999, Ethan Daniels, a relative of Ethan Lloyd has been plagued by nightmares about the murder. He doesn’t realize that the Ghost of Dartmouth Castle has been causing these dreams in his family for centuries. With his ghostly friend’s help, Ethan travels to England to try and claim the title that is rightfully his.

About the Author

Thomas A. Puttrich is a 39 year old author whose passion in life has been writing since his college years. Following numerous career paths has allowed him to pursue many of lifes experiences though the eyes of a writer. The Ghost story genre has always been one of intrigue and has fascinated the author his entire life.