He is always meeting Morgan in one of these shops where he can get yet another sampling of a tasty biscuit or tea cake, always proffering them to Morgan who almost always refuses. The policeman has an almost unquenchable craving for the various bakery treats offered at the many tea shops and cafes in town. Toward the end of the book Wright congratulates Morgan for successfully acting out in this unofficial capacity in one of their many tea room conversations. In suggesting to Morgan mysterious aspects about Eddie's death and inveigling him to seek answers to those questions Wright manages to get Morgan to do his job for him. So talented is Wright is getting others to do his bidding that Morgan realizes almost too late the policeman has employed him as an unofficial investigator. Wright has made it his business to know everyone's business and he uses his knowledge of the private lives of St Martin's citizenry to his advantage. One of the memorable supporting players is Detective Sergeant Wright whose skill in manipulating and exploiting people is enviable. Boyle, an eccentric academic who studies the slow worm and conducts weird scientific experiments Boyle's sinister butler/companion George who may have a criminal past a clique of corrupt millionaire businessmen and Albert Cranshaw, the man with an inexplicable behavior change that may be rooted in the occult. Martin's newspaper, to ferret out the truth about Eddie's death and the strange behavior of Albert who seems to be "the new Eddie." In their adventures they meet Prof. Morgan teams up with Pat, daughter of the owner of St. He tells Morgan of some strange things found on the bike that would be inconsistent with a wreck on that cliffside. Morgan is further suspicious of foul play after talking to a knowledgeable mechanic working on repairs to Eddie's motorcycle. And yet Eddie's body suffered only a few broken bones and a broken neck. Another thing that he finds curious is that everyone tells him that Eddie's face was unharmed in the accident, one that should have shattered his body as he supposedly lost control of his motorcycle near a craggy hairpin turn by a rocky cliffside. Martin ,but the disturbance to his half brother's grave raises a variety of question and the news of a possible Macumba cult involved is as fascinating to him as it is aggravating. THE CHARACTERS: Morgan Astey does not plan to spend as much time in St. Is it possible that Eddie has returned from the grave and has Albert in his Possession (1976)? He shows up in Eddie's old room, sits down to tea with Eddie's old landlady, and calls people by nicknames only Eddie knew.
As Morgan tries to find out why someone would dig up Eddie's grave Albert Cranshaw, a local gardener and odd job man, begins to behave strangely. Among other things Macumba followers believe that spirits of the dead can temporarily inhabit the living. Rumors surface of the cemetery vandalism being related to Macumba, a Brazilian syncretic religion that blends worship of Catholic saints with rites and rituals of African religions. To his shock he discovers the gravesite desecrated. Martin to visit Eddie's grave and gather his belongings. THE STORY: After his half brother Eddie dies in a motorcycle crash Morgan Astey travels to the quiet Wiltshire village of St.
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