Blood and Water and Other TalesSevered hands, dead monkeys, swarming insects, pickled body parts and menacing pygmies proliferate in this collection of short stories. They also feature ancient Southern plantations, isolated manor houses, places where ghosts like to lurk and places where spiritual and physical decay presides. |
Contents
THE ANGEL | 11 |
THE LOST EXPLORER | 27 |
THE BLACK HAND OF THE RAJ | 42 |
Copyright | |
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