The Curse of the Burdens - John Wyndham

Category: Classic, Mystery, Thriller
Language: English
Keywords: John Wyndham Standalone Suspense

Written by John Wyndham
Read by Carl Prekopp
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

James Burden has unexpectedly inherited Shotlander Priory after his cousin dies mysteriously. Little does he know that the old Prior, crossing the worn threshold for the last time, had called down a curse on those who were to take over the property. ‘By fire and water,’ he had said, ‘your line shall perish.’

They had seemed the foolish words of an old and dying man. For nearly four hundred years, the descendants of Sir James Burden had held the property, though it had never passed from father to son.

Until now….

Nothing appears as it seems as mysterious characters, unexpected developments, and emotions start to unravel….