Alone in the world, Merlinne is bequeathed the beautiful stately home of Stoneleigh, with which she has been enchanted since childhood. But once she enters its magnificent portals, she discovers she is not alone; for the house and grounds are populated by inhabitants bizarre, astounding, or downright villainous. Merlinne must use her intellectual and psychological resources to unravel the mysteries of Stoneleigh from the puzzling clues with which...