In a remote house in the middle of Dartmoor,six shadowy figures huddle around a small table for a seance. Tension rises as the spirits spell out a chilling message: 'Captain Trevetyan... dead... murder.'
Is this black magic or simply a macabre joke? The only way to be certain is to locate Captain Trevelyan. Unfortunately, his home is six miles away and, with snow drifts blocking the roads, someone will have to make the journey on foot...
Sittaford House 7
The Message 19
Five and Twenty Past Five 31
Inspector Narracott 39
Evans 47
At the Three Crowns 59
The Will 69
Mr Charles Enderby 81
The Laurels 91
The Pearson Family 103
Emily Sets to Work 117
The Arrest 129
Sittaford 137
The Willetts 145
Visit to Major Burnaby 155
Mr Rycroft 165
Miss Percehouse 177
Emily Visits Sittaford House 191
Theories 203
Visit to Aunt Jennifer 215
Conversations 231
Nocturnal Adventures of Charles 249
At Hazelmoor 257
Inspector Narracott Discusses the Case 267
At Deller's Cafe 279
Robert Gardner 287
Narracott Acts 295
Boots 303
The Second Seance 315
Emily Explains 331
The Lucky Man 341