The Swaying Pillars

"Miss Ferrars is matchless." CHICAGO TRIBUNE Helena Sebright viewed it as a sunlit holiday - a trip to Africa as temporary governess to a small girl. But as soon as she arrived, the shadows of danger deepened. Outside in the jungle, native unrest threatened every stranger. Within a wealthy planter's house, mysterious and deadly intrigue clouded days and chilled nights with terror. And when the one man whom Helena felt she could trust, and even love, turned violently against her, the lovely young girl knew she stood alone between monstrous evil and the child she was sworn to protect.