Soon after a mysterious stranger appears in Hollendell, Riley Benson’s best friend goes missing, prompting an unlikely band of classmates to investigate. What they uncover thrusts them into perilous new lands, and reveals a Benson family secret Riley was unaware of. The new alliance of friends must depend on their resourcefulness, bravery, and one another to locate their missing friend and attempt to and escape alive.

The Black Beast of Hollendell is a novel and years long endeavor I undertook as a present to my daughter. After many starts and stops, I have dedicated myself to its completion. It is the second episode in a series about members of the Benson family and how one boy’s discovery changed his family and friends forever. The prequel to The Black Beast of Hollendell, The Lands of Zinerath, follows our protagonist’s grandfather, Arthur, as he and a friend uncover a secret and ancient world.