A Victorian Gothic novel by an established master of the macabre.
Ghoulish apparitions haunt the battlements of Fleer Manor and Sir John Fleer is driven to the brink of madness. Is this the fulfillment of the gruesome ancestral curse laid on the Fleer family -- or is there a yet more sinister explanation for the horrifying deaths which ensue?
An ancient family feud still rages between the Fleers and the Darnleys. born of appalling crimes from the bloody past. Is Sir Jeffrey Darnley, The Fleers' hated neighbor, responsible fo this terrible drama? And the Great Waldo -- a celebrated actor who is a master of disguise -- could he also be implicated?
Then there is the grotesque menagerie at Fleer Manor containing Konga, the huge ape capable of tearing a human being apart.
Guy Hammond, on leave from his regiment, is a close friend of Sir John's son, Cedric Fleer, who makes a desperate plea for his help. Can Hammond unravel the treacherous web of deadly intrigue surrounding this noble family?
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