Martin Ross & E. Oe. Somerville 
In Mr. Knox’s Country [EPUB ebook] 

‘In Mr. Knox’s Country’ is an adventure novel written by Martin Ross and E. Oe. Somerville. The story begins by introducing us to two men central to the story, Flurry Knox and the yet-to-be-named narrator. They were to meet a man named David Courtney at a crossroads, but he was not there. The narrator goes to search for him at the white-washed houses on the hillside, but they are all deserted. He eventually finds a woman sitting in a house shaking with fear and unable to look at him.