The Cleansing of St. Aldhelm

In the rain-swept coastal town of Port Braith, a disillusioned undercover officer infiltrates the Fellowship of the Unveiled Eye, a cult led by the charismatic Elias Voss. To maintain her cover and save the lives of twelve families marked for a mass "cleansing" ritual, DI Cora Mathison must bury her identity under layers of lies. But as the date of the final ceremony approaches, every truth she tells could get her killed, and every lie she upholds could lead to mass murder. In a world where faith has been weaponized, survival depends not on the truth, but on the perfection of deception. Inspired by the legal complexities of Smith v. Mitchell et al, this is a psychological thriller where the courtroom of judgment is replaced by the apocalypse of a collapsing sanctuary.