La novela vanguardista de Mario Verdaguer

The Callender brothers, members of the Bloodhound club, do not believe what they are told until they see it for themselves. They possess a great curiosity and adventurous spirit. For this reason, they don't remain calm when they attend the inauguration of the exhibition of the famous Papyrus of Turin and find that it has disappeared.

Candela always passes in front of a house covered with vines on her way home from school. The old mansion has been abandoned for so long that it must be concealing some sort of mystery. She has kept her distance, fearfully quickening her pace, but today a disturbing detail has called her attention: the glass door to the first-floor balcony is ajar. And if that isn't enough, she also seems to hear a whispering voice. Is there someone in the house? Curiosity can be more powerful than fear, and Candela obeys her instinct and crosses the threshold to find out who--or what--is hiding within.

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