

Books in series

#0.5
The Foundling
2021
All Edmund wants is a family. But the darkness inside him wants his life.
Being a cursed and sickly boy in eighteenth century England isn’t easy. So when Edmund Brownlow’s father abandons him outside a hospital for orphaned and unwanted children, the boy doesn’t think things can get worse.
As the newest foundling at the hospital however, Edmund is fresh meat, and nothing attracts predators faster than easy prey. When a scrap with an older boy leaves Edmund fighting for his life, his days look numbered. But when he makes a full recovery, it comes as a shock to everyone, including the mysterious doctor, ‘Black Barrow’.
Tormented by the bullies who use his only friend against him, Edmund is pushed to the edge. It’s then a dark power rises inside him—something that’s of interest to Barrow and that could cost Edmund dearly.
Now Edmund has a choice to make. Will he embrace his full potential and turn his back on real friendship, or will he deny what he truly is for the chance at a normal life?

#2
The Fractured Few
2023
They took his family. What will he sacrifice to get them back?
Charlie Haynes is out of his depth. Magic is real. Demons are real. And he has the scars to prove it.
Three months after a harrowing demonic battle that almost cost him his life, Charlie is still plagued by nightmares. Worse still, he's being forced to work with a secret organisation hiding supernatural creatures from humans. When his family is abducted, it becomes clear the kidnappers want something Charlie has, an object that could destroy the veil between two realities.
Unsure of who he can trust, Charlie sets out to find his family. But in a world full of monsters, does the aging ex-detective have what it takes to find them? And what will it cost to get them back?
The Fractured Few contains scenes of violence and strong language, that some readers may find distressing.

#3
The Bloodvein Wand
2025
The cult wants power. The demon wants freedom. And Charlie? He just wants to survive.
Charlie Haynes is barely holding his life together. Forced out of the job that gave him purpose, his family slipping further away, and plagued by his growing connection to the demon realm, he’s running out of time.
When an explosion tears through O.O.T.I.S headquarters, Charlie finds himself trapped in the tunnels beneath—a labyrinth where caged nightmares are waiting to be unleashed.
His only hope lies in the Gatekeeper, a being said to hold the key to doors that should never be unlocked.
But Charlie isn’t the only one searching. A dangerous cult is closing in, desperate to claim the power they’ve been promised. And with the voice in his head whispering sweet temptations, Charlie doesn’t know if he’s still fighting to stop the darkness… or if he’s about to unleash it.
Time is running out. Blood will be spilled. And some doors should never be opened.
Author

Elizabeth J. Brown
Author · 5 books
Elizabeth J. Brown was born in Kent, England. This probably explains her obsession with tea and cake. She currently writes the Brimstone Chorus series - dark fantasy horror featuring demons, witches and a whole host of things that go bump in the night. Her debut novel, The Laughing Policeman, takes place in 1980s England and features detectives, dark supernatural forces and dry humour. When she isn’t in front of her laptop or spending time with her family, Elizabeth is usually absorbed in a book, film or anything that involves the strange, fantastical or supernatural. Get your FREE Brimstone Chorus starter story at elizabethjbrown.com, set two hundred and twenty-six years before the events in The Laughing Policeman.