Inspector John Appleby visits Utopia in the deep jungles of South America—and tangles with a high spirited conspiracy.An eccentric English schoolgirl disappears, leaving a most cryptic note.A half-witted horse is spirited away from its stable.The notorious witch of Haworth sells her broom and cauldron, then abandons her ancestral home.A haunted house vanishes overnight from a London street.Clearly, there are some mysterious demons at work, and it is up to Inspector Appleby to uncover their source. Even his cool, rational mind may not be enough, however, to defeat an evil genius with otherworldly support.