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THE LAND OF FEAR
A Doc Savage Adventure By Kenneth Robeson
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? Chapter I. SKELETON DEATH
? Chapter II. A STRANGE WARNING
? Chapter III. SEIZED!
? Chapter IV. THE STRANGE HOUSE
? Chapter V. A WARNING ALARM
? Chapter VI. DEATH TRAP
? Chapter VII. A KILLER’S DISGUISE
? Chapter VIII. AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR
? Chapter IX. AN EFFICIENT COMPASS
? Chapter X. GATS SEES A GHOST
? Chapter XI. THE CHASE
? Chapter XII. A MIDNIGHT INTRUDER
? Chapter XIII. A TRAP THAT FAILED
? Chapter XIV. A KILLER’S PLAN
? Chapter XV. THE BATTLE ABOARD THE YACHT
? Chapter XVI. DESTINATION—GENLEE
? Chapter XVII. THE SECRET REVEALED
? Chapter XVIII. AN OFFER
? Chapter XIX. A GHOST COMES BACK
? Chapter XX. FINIS TO A KILLER

Chapter I. SKELETON DEATH
THE customs inspector thought later that perhaps he should have done something about it. But there was
nothing he could have done. Customs inspectors can prevent contraband from entering the country, but
fear can pass any boundary line, duty free.

The inspector was a war veteran. He had seen fear in many forms, but never such fear as was mirrored in
the eyes of the three who came in on the S. S. Gentina that morning.

Afterward, the inspector understood a little, and felt an icy grip on his own heart when he realized that
one of those three who stood before him had already been doomed, that a strange, horrible death was
going to strike before the sun set.

The policeman who stood at the dock was attracted at first by the costumes the trio wore. He was no
style expert, but it didn’t take a style expert to know that the clothes were old-fashioned. Then, as he
stepped forward, his curiosity aroused, he forgot all about the clothes. He knew fear when he saw it.

There were two men and a girl. Their faces were bewildered, and they slipped along furtively, huddled
together.
The S. S. Gentina was not one of the aristocrats of the seas; it seldom carried passengers. There was no
huge crowd of welcoming relatives and friends to greet those who disembarked. Only roustabouts were
on the wharf.

But even these the three drew back from, their eyes betraying a panic that could not have been induced