The Stone Butterfly

It's a miserable, wet afternoon and Marcus is stuck at home, full of cold and bored. He has promised not to leave the house whilst Aunt Hester is down at the shops, but when a stranger leaves a box on their doorstep, he fetches it in. Although it looks like an ordinary parcel, it shudders with movement and is emitting strange noises - as if the contents are alive. Alive, ill-tempered ...and keen to get out. Before Marcus has time to investigate further, Aunt Hester arrives home - and it is then that Marcus discovers exactly what it is in the parcel: a Medusa's Head. It is impossible and unbelievable, deadly and nightmarish. But it is true. As if the venemous serpents that grow from her head aren't bad enough - just one glance into the Medusa's terrible eyes will turn you to stone. If Marcus can outwit her, he'll have the power to inflict dreadful revenge on all the people who have ever made his life difficult. But first, he himself will have to resist the intense pull of the Gorgon's gaze...Laced with myth, this modern story writhes with thrilling danger and suspense.