Synopsis: From the back cover of the White Wolf paperback: In the title story of this short story collection, a letter from the past sends a middle-aged man in search of a diabolical engine of death and the identity of a legendary murderer. In "The Entomologists at Obala," two naturalists battle it out in the South American rain forest when tempers flare as the question is posed: "What if your endangered species threatens my endangered species?" In these and other stories, William Browning Spencer demonstrates a wildly imaginative, non-stop narrative skill in the tradition of Roald Dahl and John Collier. This is a collection that will delight any fan of the well-told tale.