In the county of Lincolnshire, on the edge of vast marshes stands the ancient manor house of Merriton Towers. A young heir, Sir Nigel Merriton, arrives here after the mysterious disappearance of his uncle. The gloomy house with loopholes of windows and heavy antique furniture seems to have been created for the habitation of ghosts, and strange lights appear at night in the surrounding marshes — locals call them Ice Flames, and they inspire them with superstitious horror. One day, a group of friends visits Nigel, one of them makes a bet that he is ready to go alone to the swamps at night and figure everything out. Another disappearance will have to be investigated by the famous detective from Scotland Yard, Inspector Hamilton Klick.Read this and other equally mysterious and fascinating stories in the collection of undeservedly forgotten classics of the detective genre — the family duo of Mary and Thomas Hanshue.