Orphans.

Three Cuban orphans appeal to Larry Lir to help them following the sudden death of their parents.

Lir, a descendent of the Children of Lir, is no ordinary twelve year old. In his work as a PI, he employs every power at his disposal, including the powers of black magic to help overcome his enemies. He realizes early that the lives of the O'Coileain children are in his hands. He'll stop at nothing to protect them.

His adversaries in this tale are led by the ruthless Da Silva, who will stop at nothing to achieve his aims. Already involved in murder, the Cuban mastermind and his two henchmen employ every trick in the book to overcome Lir, but Larry is a boy with powerful friends.

Orphans is a story about orphans: Larry is an orphan, and so are the three Cuban children at the heart of the story. Even their adversary, Da Silva, is one.

Underlying the story there is an important message about basic press freedoms, something the author feels strongly about. The Secrets of Age will follow this book, part of the Lir series.