title: The Claws of the Cross
author: Wissman, Ruth
description: "Don't let Veda walk upon your shadow!"
  
  "Don't let the crow clutch you in his claws!"
  
  My timid Aunt Lydia whispered the warnings when my Aunt Veda could not overhear. But, these were the hesitant mumblings of a brow-
  beaten spinster who trembled before her older sister. I was young and strong, and before I yielded to fear, I would discover for myself the secrets behind the locked doors in this brooding house, learn the truth about the mysterious deaths, and feel the hot, heavy weight of evil THE CLAWS OF THE CROW.