In the depths of the African bush a mission hospital is seized with a creeping sense of doom and foreboding.
Things are starting to go wrong - the malign monsoon has come early, independence is just round the corner, a new recruit has turned out to be a twisted predator, and the hospital's treasured theatre sister has died on the operating table after a mysterious illness. As if that weren't bad enough, a brutal tribal chief has signalled his intention to come in for treatment. Stress levels escalate as the medical team prepare to face him, his armed enforcers - and his witchdoctor.
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The end of the world, as seen through Inuit legend...
How to sink an aircraft carrier in seconds...
Extreme sport tragedy and unexpected horror...
A thrilling and thought-provoking compilation.