What could be the explanation for that strange affair of the corpse in old-fashioned clothing, taken from a burning building in Moon Lane by rescuers during the Blitz, Christmas 1940? Who is the mysterious young woman who models for young artist Jevons as he paints in a haze? What is the myth of the seal woman, and should Dan and his wife Leonora be afraid? Ghosts, myths and ancient curses are the subjects of six stories from the pen of A.A. Glynn.