Arthur Conan Doyle s tense, unsettlingly supernatural tale of obsession and control

After Austin Gilroy s fianc e is hypnotised, he finds himself drawn into the orbit of the woman responsible Miss Penclosa. Soon, disturbances begin to unsettle him: actions he cannot account for, thoughts that seem to come from elsewhere. As Penclosa s hold over Gilroy tightens, he discovers how little control he has over his own mind. Told through a series of journal entries,The Parasitefollows a self-declared rational man drawn into a relationship he cannot escape – or fully understand.

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About The Author:

Sir Arthur Conan Doylewas born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and began to write stories while he was a student. Over his life he produced more than thirty books, 150 short stories, poems, plays and essays across a wide range of genres. His most famous creation is the detective Sherlock Holmes, who he introduced in his first novelA Study in Scarlet(1887).