Brilliant Oxford PhD candidate in anthropology, Robert Walters, accepts an assignment to catalogue the 9th Duke of Dingley's collection of ethnic artefacts in decaying Montagu Hall. But the brutal murder of the 8th duke, mutilated sheep scattered about the grounds, and sudden death of the duke's beautiful young bride during their recent South American honeymoon, suggest all is not well at Montagu Hall. When an unexplained package arrives by...