Ghosts and otherworldly creatures are always nearby and always hungry. Few daredevils dare to challenge them, and those who have made hunting for the supernatural their craft can be counted on one hand. And among the most famous of them is Thomas Carnacchi. Only this brilliant mind, in whose arsenal holy water and garlic coexist with the latest achievements of modern science, is able to find a solution where the best detectives in the service of Her Majesty give up. A desperate smuggler, at the sound of whose name the customs officers of the Old and New World. A fearless sea dog and an impeccable gentleman, always adhering to his own code of honor. A talented amateur artist with an equal knowledge of Eastern religious artifacts and jewelry. My God, don't you have too many talents, Captain Galt? Sailor, bodybuilder, photographer, military man, writer and poet, one of the most brilliant and original authors of early fiction, who had the greatest influence on the work of H. P. Lovecraft, highly regarded by K E. Smith, C. S. Lewis, A. Derleth and L. Carter and many other masters - all this is William Hope Hodgson!