Sol Wilkinson woke up from a nightmare in his bed. He was seized by a dreadful premonition, and, moving through the dark room near the fireplace, he found… his brother John’s head, buried three days ago! Seeing such a thing drove Sol out of his mind…
Peter Wilkinson, Sol’s brother, invited Steve Harrison to his home so that the detective could find Joel Middleton—the murderer of John. And here is yet another question: who cut the head off the body lying in the coffin and brought it to the house? Was it someone from the two sensible Wilkinson brothers—Peter or Richard—or was it Joel Middleton?..