The Shrieking Pit

In The Shrieking Pit the reader is introduced to the renowned American detective Grant Colwyn. The story begins when this internationally famous detective is dining in a hotel restaurant and is made aware of the strange behavior of a fellow guest. This strange behavior is brought to his attention by another guest, Sir Henry Durwood (a well known doctor and amateur paleontologist). His diagnosis is that the young man is suffering from a rare form of epilepsy and may soon present a danger to other hotel guests. The two men restrain the man and take him to his room. The following day the young man left the hotel early before anyone was up. The next day, in another neighboring town a murder is committed and this same man is the main (only) suspect.