The Fingeroll Incident

The Fingeroll Incident is a short picture book for adults, written by Emily Stewart and Illustrated by Robert King. The book tells the story of a party in a country estate that goes terribly wrong, due to the presence of an unexpected visitor.

The story was inspired by Emily and Robert’s love of Edward Gorey.

You can read the full story below. If you would like a copy to keep, you can purchase the book from Amazon.

The Fingeroll Incident

A strange tale of mystery and Murder

As told to

Emily King

With truly terrible images

Not appropriate for children or the Elderly

Illustrated by

Robert King

The fine print

This is a Sugarcat book. First published by Sugarcat in 2023.

This is a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers.

Fingeroll Hall

Fingeroll Cemetery

Swallowlark Meadow

Savage Wood

Pictured: Fergus Swanshaw, Alice Weathergill, Lavinia Strike, Gilbert Reignway and Gilchrist Fallow, Cecilia Featherstorm-Wise, Marjory Happen, Eugene Happen and Euphemia Brinkly

Many books have been written about the Fingeroll Incident, but this one is the best.

I was there. I saw it happen. I know what Alice Weathergill did and why she did it. And it wasn’t why you think.

It was Fergus Swanshaw’s birthday. Alice offered him use of Fingeroll Hall for the party. It was far larger than the young man’s cottage in Savage Wood.