The Legacy of the Lynx

2017 | Fiction & Poetry

1798. Three people, two brutal murders, and a single promise...Golo Eck is searching for the fabled lost library of The Lynx, Europe's first scientific society, founded in 1603. Fergus, his friend and fellow adventurer, is on the trail of the legend in Ireland when he becomes embroiled in the uprising of the United Irish against English rule. His only hope of escape is Greta, a courageous messenger for the United Irish cause. Following the bloody battles of New Ross and Vinegar Hill, Fergus is missing, and Greta is on the run.Golo meanwhile suspects other forces are on the trail of the Lynx, and he heads to Holland in pursuit. When Golo's ship founders and he disappears, his ward Ruan is left to fend for himself, a stranger in a strange land.Can Ruan pursue the trail to the lost library? Will Golo and Fergus be found? Can Greta escape Ireland with her very life? And will the truth of the Legacy of the Lynx finally be revealed?Award winning writer Clio Gray has written a thrilling adventure story, steeped in historical fact and legend, that will keep readers gripped to the very last page.

Clio Gray (Author)