title: The Arcanum: A Novel
author:  Thomas Wheeler 
description: "Cinematic. Vividly written."<br />--<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br /><br />"THE ARCANUM is a first-class thriller; superbly crafted, it moves like lightning, creating a world where historical fact and wild invention are interwoven. Marvellous stuff!"<br />--Clive Barker, author of <i>Coldheart Canyon</i> and<i> The Abarat</i><br /><br />From some dark bridge between history and fiction, Thomas Wheelers THE ARCANUM throws the reader into a midnights maelstrom of mystery, thrills, and pure adrenaline fun. Hold your breath and enjoy the ride!<br />--Wes Craven, director of the <i>Scream</i> and <i>Nightmare on Elm St.</i> series<br /><br /><br /><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
zlib_text: > **ARCHANUM MANOR**
  
  > LORNE FAMILY VAULT, BOOK 4
  
  > MICHAEL PIERCE
  
   **Copyright © 2015 by Michael Pierce**
  
  Cover by Karri Klawiter
  
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  Editing by
  
  James Anderson
  
   **&**
  
  LeAnne Bagnall
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
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  the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief
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  permitted by copyright law.
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are
  products of the author’s imagination. Locales and public names are sometimes
  used for atmospheric purposes. Any resemblance to actual people, living or
  dead, or to businesses, companies, events, institutions, or locales is
  completely coincidental.
  
  >  **CONTENTS**
  
  >  _Sign-Up_
  
  >  _Kafka (1)_
  
  >