"Are you expecting to be murdered?"

"As a matter of fact I am. I've been expecting it for some time."

"And who is likely to murder you?"

"That's just it. I haven't the remotest idea..."

...But a lot did come of this conversation which set Biggles on the trail of an extraordinary series of murders involving the heirs of the Landaville family and the curse under which they suffered. History and excitement combine to make this a thrilling detective story.