Trade paperback. Mysterious explorer Nathan Claymole has summoned his relatives to his home on an island girt by the river Boa_._._._a river so wild that it effectively isolates the island. The odd group of guestsÑsome of whom had never met ClaymoleÑare mystified to find themselves in a strange house and waited on by ClaymoleÕs singular factotum, Kish. Things swiftly begin to grow even weirder as the guests are exposed to bizarre revelations that unfurl a sinister pall over the island_._._.
Originally published in 1946, Pray for the Dead is the second of Eric HardingÕs only two books, both of which have become rare and sought-after collectorÕs items. This timely reprint of the authorÕs final novel includes a new Afterword by J. F. Norris.