A gripping thriller of belief and betrayal – where the need to belong becomes a dangerous faith.
When Daniel’s father disappears, the world tilts. His mother retreats into silence, concealing a past Daniel barely understands. Years later, searching for meaning, he’s drawn to a man who calls himself Excalibur – a mentor, a saviour, a trap.
On a remote Tasmanian estate, Daniel joins a brotherhood devoted to purity and power. At its centre stands Rudolf Hoffman – charismatic, visionary, and the inheritor of an ideology that once condemned Daniel’s own blood.
As Daniel’s devotion deepens, the past begins to breathe again. Ideologies awaken. Love twists into control. And the question that has shadowed him all his life – what kind of father shapes what kind of son? – demands a final, devastating answer.
‘Dark, elegant, and disturbingly plausible.’
‘A mesmerising exploration of faith, control, and the echoes of history.’
‘A story of seduction, ideology, and the ghosts history refuses to bury.’
Deb Caines –
This book kept me turning the pages from the beginning to the end. I love Jillian’s style of writing it was very easy to read and her knowledge of history is incredible. Some parts of the book are dark and confronting but the message needs to stay in our conscientious minds so as never to be forgotten. The characters were wonderful and you could really understand how their personalities were shaped and how they got to where they were in the book. For me the ending was brilliant – I didn’t see that coming and I think everyone likes a bit intrigue. Congratulations to Jillian Brannock on her first Novel – its a must read.
Julie Goodwin –
A compelling read ! The author has used her knowledge of history to weave a story relatable to the worlds’ current cultural and political happenings. The threads of the story compel one to keep turning the page. A marvellous first novel I look forward to the next work from Jill Brannock
Sandra L –
Dear Father continued to engage me well after I turned its last page. I thought I had tracked the breadcrumbs of clues, only to discover that the ending wove history and narrative into a different, unexpected path. The story and characters made the novel thoroughly readable, while at the same time provoking questions about personal and societal accountability, culpability, ethics and morality. Readers are challenged by how much are we products of our history,
Unsettling threads of coercive control run through the story so that its characters can be both persecutors and victims simultaneously. The ‘Some inherit money. Others inherit monsters’ tagline captures the surface story, as well as its deeper currents.
Rino Tieppo –
This book tackles the issue of antisemitism through a storyline that highlights the impact of history on today’s world political arena. As the reader, you will be compelled to both put the book down and stop and yet unable to resist the next page. The ending is likened to a tsunami- quiet, still, calm, followed by overwhelming events unforeseen. A must read!