Ka of Gifford Hillary / Dennis Wheatley

The story begins with Sir Gifford Hillary and Wing Commander Johnny Norton involved in plans to fight the might of the Soviet Union, but interest soon focuses on the evil Lady Ankaret and the tragedy that occurred on the night of 9 September at Longshot Hall, South Hampshire. Ankaret turns out to be doubly evil: she is a black magician and a communist spy.

A victim is struck down, and from that moment on the events that follow seem at first fantastic and unbelievable, but later turn out to be entirely logical. What happens after the death? How does Gifford Hillary come to terms with the fact that he is – temporarily – a disembodied spirit wandering unnoticed through the world? Among other things, he gets to see what his family is really like – and it’s not pretty. And why should Sir Gifford eventually find himself in prison, fighting for his life?