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<i>When a book collector buys an ancient diary, he has no idea that it contains a dark and macabre story...</i> <p>In 1861, Dr William Tomberton receives an urgent call from his old friend Police Inspector Evans. Lord Carmichael is dead - murdered in a way no one can understand. They examine the man's corpse - there are no signs of an assault, but the body has been <b>hideously changed</b>. <p>Tomberton and Evans go to the Carmichael mansion, which remains as silent as a grave. No one has seen Lady Carmichael or the house staff. Two policemen who ventured inside never returned. There is no choice but to assemble a small team and investigate the building... <p>In Carmichael's home, Tomberton, Evans and their two companions find more victims <b>transformed to death</b> by a malignant force. What kind of entity can have the power to restructure every part of a person, from their clothing and outside appearance... to all their internal organs? An awful brooding atmosphere fills the mansion - and the four investigators continue in dread of the abhorrent, lurking slayer. Also, the sight of what has happened to the mirrors almost shatters their courage. <p>What is the entity inside the Carmichael mansion? How was it unleashed upon the household? How do the murders in 1861 relate to events in 1502... and to the genius <b>Leonardo da Vinci</b>? <p>As the investigation turns into a seemingly hopeless battle for survival, Tomberton and Evans find normal weapons are useless against their enemy. Is there any way to stop the <b>lethal symmetries</b>? <p><b>Reviews from this author's horror releases: </b> <p>"...thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish."<br>"...great... I could feel the fear..."<br>"...shows true mastery of the short horror story... a wildly imaginative antagonist unlike anything I've read before... a quick, captivating read full of horror and thrills. The tense action and suspense of Glancing Blow make it incredibly hard to put down..."<b