11/10/2025
In a quiet English village, a nurse is called to care for a fragile middle-aged woman whose husband lives in terror of a strange motor-car—a violet-coloured automobile that seems to haunt the lanes near their home. At first, the car appears to be nothing more than a delusion born of grief. But as the mystery deepens, the nurse uncovers chilling truths about love, madness, and death on the open road.
First published in December 1910 in The Strand Magazine.In a quiet English village, a nurse is called to care for a fragile middle-aged woman whose husband l...