ABOUT THE MONUMENT

When structural engineer Olivia Hart discovers sealed chambers hidden in Christopher Wren's London churches, she uncovers more than architectural secrets.

Her father died investigating this pattern. His colleague was murdered for getting too close to the truth.

Now Olivia has found what they were killed to protect—evidence that the Great Fire of 1666 wasn't an accident. It was mass murder for profit, orchestrated by London's most powerful families. And they'll do anything to keep it buried.

THE MONUMENT combines the architectural intrigue of The Da Vinci Code with the relentless tension of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, set against the hidden history of London's most famous architect.

70,000 words | Historical Thriller | Currently seeking representation

The Research is Real

Ground-penetrating radar discovering hidden chambers. Laser scanning revealing architectural secrets. Mathematical precision proving deliberate design. The technology in The Monument is the same technology archaeologists use today—from finding secret rooms in the Great Pyramid to uncovering lost cities beneath jungle canopy.

The History is Fascinating

Christopher Wren rebuilt 52 churches after the Great Fire. He was a mathematician and astronomer first, architect second. St. Paul's Cathedral contains documented secrets he deliberately concealed: hidden libraries, invisible structural elements, and designs he built differently than approved. If he hid these things at his most famous building, what might he have concealed elsewhere?

The Conspiracy is Fiction

But the premise? Surprisingly plausible.