Dennis Wheatley was een Engelse auteur, bekend om zijn stijlvolle thrillers en occulte romans, waarmee hij in de jaren 50 en 60 een van 's werelds bestverkopende schrijvers werd. Zijn plots verweefden vaak fictieve personages met echte historische gebeurtenissen en figuren, van de Franse Revolutie tot de Tweede Wereldoorlog, en doken in spionage, satanisme en magie. Wheatley experimenteerde met vertelvormen, met name door detectivezaken te creëren die werden gepresenteerd als dossier met bewijsmateriaal dat de lezer moest oplossen. Hij werd beschouwd als een autoriteit op het gebied van het bovennatuurlijke, hoewel hij er een afkerige houding tegenover had.
This introduction begins with an explanation of what dowsing is and how anyone can do it, goes on to look at the history of dowsing and famous dowsers, then gives detailed instructions on which dowsing tools to use, how best to use them, and different ways of dowsing. There is a list of sites with particular spiritual energy which are good for dowsing covering both British Isles and US.
The story revolves around a mysterious phenomenon causing sudden deaths across the globe, affecting individuals of all ages and backgrounds without warning. Known as 'The Blight,' this alarming crisis escalates rapidly, leaving communities in turmoil. As the narrative unfolds, the quest to understand and combat this enigmatic threat becomes central, raising questions about mortality and the fragility of life.
1814 - 18151814. The Irish Witch is dead, and Europe at peace. Roger Brook, now Lord Kildonan, is content to divide his time between his young wife, Mary, and his life-long mistress and spirit-companion, Georgina.But as the fashionable world glitters at the Congress of Vienna, the power-hungry Napoleon is about to plunge the continent into war once more. And Mary, possessed by demonic jealousy, is hatching a plot which threatens Roger's fortune – and Georgina's life.Reluctantly, Roger Brook must assume his old identity – as Europe's most daring secret agent.
This hardback (with dustjacket) 864 page compendium of four of Dennis Wheatley's novels was published in 1977 jointly by William Heinemann and Secker & Warbury. Contents: Dennis Wheatley's Black Magic classics are world famous. So brilliant is the writing, so thorough has been the research, that the impact of these novels is overwhelming. In 'The Devil Rides Out', the Duke de Richleau rescues Simon Aron and a beatiful woman from the heart of a blasphemous, orgeastic sabbat in the West Country. From then on they are pursued by the terrifying powers of evil exercised by the Satanists for vengeance, lust and gain. 'The Haunting of Toby Jugg' is the story of a young, crippled airman's hallucinations as devil worshippers try to overpower him, the ever-mounting tension and terrifying climax make this a superlative novel. Gateway to Hell finds the Duke on the hunt for Rex Van Ryn through hair raising Satanist strongholds in Argentina. To the Devil - A Daughter introduces new characters and the sunny, flower-filled gardens of the Riviera where it seems impossible that evil practises of the worst kind could ever penetrate
In the moonlight, something otherworldly attempts to enter Toby Jugg's bedroom window. A wounded Battle of Britain pilot, Toby initially thinks he's hallucinating or losing his mind, but soon realizes that this malevolent force is real and trying to reach him.
'One of the most popular storytellers of the century.' - The Telegraph A businessman makes a deal with a satanic clergymen, and has his daughter baptised into Satan's church. Twenty-one years later, provided she is still a virgin, she is destined to be the centrepiece of a hideous satanic ritual. Molly Fountain, a tough-minded Englishwoman who worked for the British Intelligence during the war, has retreated to her French cottage to write. Next door she finds a new, mysterious neighbour, an intriguing young girl named Christina. Why did the solitary girl leave her rented house only for short walks at night? Why was she so frightened? Why did animals shrink away from her? Molly and her son are determined to save Christina from the clutches of what promises to be a fate worse than death.
The White Witch of the South Seas is a spellbinding story of adventure and intrigue told in the true Wheatley tradition, featuring Gregory Sallust who, when visiting Rio de Janeiro, again becomes drawn into perilous action. Circumstance leads to him becoming the friend of a young South Seas Rajah, Ratu James Omboluku, there to secure finance to recover treasure from a sunken ship lying off the island he rules; and he intends to use this treasure for the betterment of his people.But others, led by the unscrupulous Pierre Lacost, are also planning to recover the treasure, and it is not long before Gregory, having an affair with the passionate Manon de Bois-Tracy, finds himself surrounded by murder, magic, blackmail, kidnapping and some of the most ruthless thugs he has ever encountered.
1936. As Mussolini's troops invade Abyssinia the international situation deteriorates - and the armaments kings look forward greedily to even fatter profits. No one, it seems, can halt the carnage. Except perhaps the Millers of God, a group of wealthy individuals dedicated to the systematic execution of all those who feed off human suffering. Sir Anthony Lovelace doesn't approve of the organisation's methods. But when Christopher Penn and his beautiful fiancee call on his friendship, he too finds himself involved in a desperate gamble for the cause of peace.
