The Keepers

There is evil in the swamp–the place where spirits dwell.Everyone in Titicut Township knew Carl Jenkins suffered from paranoid delusions, but what truly haunted him was far darker in nature. Whatever the small-town talk, only Carl and the shadow force of keepers (headed by Chief of Police, Elias Hicks) knew the truth.When outsider and city reporter, Don Williams, arrives to investigate a 1973 cold case involving Carl Jenkins and the disappearance of three men, Hicks knew time was running out. The secret order he swore to protect was under threat of exposure. As chief of police and head of The Keepers, his charge was two-fold: appease the warring spirits in the realm of the dead and protect the faithful against God's adversary.Hicks ordered Titicut locked down and called a meeting beneath the old meeting house, but something went wrong. It was the first time in the order's dark history a member would violate their oath of secrecy placing all within the township at risk. What only Hicks and the order knew is there were some secrets so grave, that if ever unearthed, not even God himself could save them.

About the Author

Chris Burns writes under his pen name, Tan Van Huizen. Van Huizen is a phonetic variation of the name "Van Husum" his 8th times great-grandfather's name. Van Husum was a sailor for the Dutch West India Co., and the first of Tan's maternal line to arrive in America, 1639.When Tan's not writing, he enjoys researching family history, hiking, travel, driving "The Beast" his souped-up F-150 truck, and hanging out with his best friend and wife, Ann Stewart Burns. He and Ann live in Southeastern Massachusetts.

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