Beschreibung:
'One of the most popular storytellers of the century.' - The TelegraphA businessman makes a deal with a satanic clergymen, and has his daughter baptised into Satan's church. Twenty-one years later, provided she is still a virgin, she is destined to be the centrepiece of a hideous satanic ritual. Molly Fountain, a tough-minded Englishwoman who worked for the British Intelligence during the war, has retreated to her French cottage to write. Next door she finds a new, mysterious neighbour, an intriguing young girl named Christina.Why did the solitary girl leave her rented house only for short walks at night? Why was she so frightened? Why did animals shrink away from her? Molly and her son are determined to save Christina from the clutches of what promises to be a fate worse than death.
Introduction1. Strange Conduct of a Girl Unknown2. Colonel Crackenthorp's Technique3. The Mysterious Recluse4. Enter the Wicked Marquis5. Battle of Flowers and Battle of Wits6. The Christina of the Dark Hours7. Night Must Fall8. Kidnapped?9. Illegal Entry10. 'Once Aboard the Lugger... ?'11. The Marquis Calls the Tune12. The Fight in the Château13. Prison for One14. The Black Art15. Chamber of Horrors16. Dead Men Tell No Tales17. The Mystery of The Grange18. Within the Pentacle19. The Saga of a Satanist20. The Secret Base21. The Pact with Satan22. The Devil's Altar23. The Cave of the Bats