An innocent school trip to an ancient monument turns into a nightmare. Roy and Billy are caught in a monstrous net of horror. What is the connection between Kellstone Manor and humpbacked monument? A mystery that has lain dormant for thousands of years and an old evil that haunts the Manor. A mystery that now begins to unearth itself involving a far away planet of living volcanic larva and a creature that embroils itself with one of the boys. The deformed keeper of the manor and the secret that lays beneath the cobwebs secured by two ruthless men. An naive local girl who falls into the clutches of the men and a school teacher who finds himself out of his depth. A group of school bullies who are soon to face death. This is an adventure never before told and a book that after reading cause you crave for more.

Sean Connery and Ian McShane stars in this classic British thriller. Set in Scandinavia, it interweaves two terrorist situations; the kidnapping of the British ambassador and the hijacking of a plane while still on the tarmac. Connery plays the smooth talking Colonel who is sent in to make sense of and solve both situations.