"I want you to work with me, Mr. Hearn. And I'm not generally considered to be the sort of man who'll take no for an answer." Grief-stricken after the death of his twin brother, unconventional scientist Sir Edward 'Ward' Carrick retreats to Trevathany, a remote village in Cornwall, to continue his work exploring the veil between the physical and spiritual worlds. In Trevathany, he meets Nicholas Hearn, land steward...