![]() ![]() The next morning John awakens to the news of the brutal murder of a local hill girl during the night. Examining the house for evidence of an intruder, he notices a set of shallow scratches around the base of the pedestal, as if it had been moved around the room before being returned to its original position. ![]() During an evening of unsettled sleep, John awakens to the sound of scratching downstairs. Visiting an estate sale in a nearby village in an attempt to find items to decorate the rambling old house John’s grandfather built, the couple buy a gleaming, blood-brown pedestal with three tiny clawed feet. Retreating to a rural, hillside family estate following an unspecified illness, John Bayden and his wife Eleanor must acclimate to the gossips of small town life, while trying to repair their damaged relationship. “ Trust me this far only, then beyond, you must settle matters for yourself.” George Lanning | Avon Books | 1966 | 158 pages ![]()
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