In 1753, Philippe Gerrard, a Montréal fur trader, risks his life and fortune to travel back to Rouen, France-a place where he was declared a traitor and a criminal-to rescue Henri, his twelve-year-old son, who has been confined by sanctuary within the walls of Saint Ouen's Church. After escaping across the Atlantic Ocean, and deep within the wilderness of New France, they believe they are safe from a vengeful Marquis.They are not.Helmut Colbért is a notorious assassin, so brutal and merciless, he is called The Night Butcher by the Parisian gendarmeries. Invested with the power and authority of a Shérif by the King of France, he is sent in relentless pursuit. But Colbért is also possessed by an ancient evil, aided by something dark from a seven hundred year old legend. And he pursues Philippe Gerrard with a supernatural vengeance, even into the primitive wilderness, intent on killing the fur trader, his son, and everyone else he loves.This compelling sequel to The Ghost Eagle builds to a dramatic confrontation between the old world and the new, between good and evil. A vivid tale of adventure and love chronicled as England begins to lose territory to France in the first year of a war for control of the lands and natural wealth of North America