The Accursed Huntsman, Paperback/Douglass Hoover

An ancient wooden barrier buried deep in the granite cliffs of Nova Scotia's rural coastline. A long abandoned Victorian mansion sighing in the salty ocean breeze. A patchwork team of nobodies ready to breathe new life into humanity's most ancient mystery. Haunted by the hunting accident that took both his leg and the life of his best friend, wilderness guide Jack Steward exists on the wooded fringes of society. When an infamously foolhardy millionaire offers Jack the means to reconcile his past wrongs in exchange for participating in a remote archaeological dig along the coast of Nova Scotia, Jack straps on his worn prosthetic and ventures forth into a world of mystery, deceit, and horror. Little does Jack know that the mismatched gang of killers, junkies, has-beens, and frauds he is about to join will uncover an artifact that will shake the very foundation of history, and maybe even grant him the ability to defeat the demons of his past. However, the expedition also unearths a horrific truth - the artifact wasn't the only thing hiding deep under the Nova Scotian cliffs.