The lair of the white worm

"But it was not only the heart-rending sound that almost paralysed poor Mimi with terror. What she saw was sufficient to fill her with evil dreams for the remainder of her life..." Something evil is lurking in the grounds of Castra Regis. Summoned by his great-uncle, Adam Salton returns from Australia to stay at his nearby Derbyshire estate. Here he encounters Lady Arabella March and Edgar Caswall, whose chilling behaviour arouses further suspicions. It is clear that the residents of the area face a dark and dreadful threat, and that Adam must embark on a quest to save them all from this supernatural malevolence. The final novel from the author of Dracula, published just before his death, The Lair of the White Worm is a much-loved classic from the master of gothic horror.