He heard a sound that chilled his blood - a deep growling groan that sounded neither completely human nor belonging to any animal Tom had ever heard . Norfolk, 1716. The bones of an ancient warrior king lie in a burial chamber among the bleak tidal marshes. And legend says that anyone who disturbs them will be cursed . Tom and his friend Dr Harker arrive as guests at Low House to discover that all is not quite as it seems. As the wind whispers across the marshy landscape, Tom is chilled by the stories of the ghostly guardian who protects the Anglo-Saxon grave. When he glimpses a solitary figure on the horizon and a body is found in the sand dunes, Tom begins to wonder if there is any truth to the legend. Will he be able to solve the mystery before it's too late? 'Fast and furious .

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