Mansion Malevolent

• Author: Caroline Farr
• Publisher: Signet
• Year: 1974

Book Description

ISLAND OF FEAR. A cold wave of apprehension washed over Darlene when she arrived at the Bastion, the gray-walled fortress on Cartouche Island that was the home of the wealthy planter, Henri Racine. A research scientist, lovely young Darlene had come to study the cause of a mysterious blight that was destroying the sugar crop. But Henri's beautiful young wife regarded her with such cold hatred. And malice flashed from the piercing black eyes of the island's Dr. Zorilla. The Bastion was a place of unease -- haunted by an ancient family curse -- a grim mansion where chilling, mirthless laughter echoed down empty corridors. In terror, Darlene wanted to flee the mansion -- the island. But waiting in the shadows was Michael...