What was going on within the Crooked Spur? A wild buttress of rocks and thorny shrubs from where a bitter stream issued, this place was lonely and had no visitors except for the odd bear, panther, or Russel's viper. So, what were the strange lights that bobbed down the hill at sunset to disappear into the forbidding blackness of the Spur? And why did they glide up again deep in the night? And then, did the student from Bangalore who wanted to explore the Spur for archaeological finds and her associate, a suspicious dandy, have anything to do with it? Most of all, how did the terrible, ghastly finger they found in the marsh connect up with everything? Doug Geoghegan had to investigate. Though wild and forbidding, the Crooked Spur was a part of his property. If anyone was up to no good within the darkness of the cave there, he needed to know and put an end to it. But was he ready for the chilling mystery that unfolded?