By Agatha Christie
In a distant condominium in the midst of Dartmoor, six shadowy figures huddle round a desk for a seance. stress rises because the spirits spell out a chilling message: "Captain Trevelyan . . . useless . . . murder."
is that this black magic or just a macabre funny story? the single method to make certain is to find Captain Trevelyan. regrettably, his house is six miles away and, with snowdrifts blocking off the roads, somebody should make the adventure taking walks. . . .
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