The mysterious events surrounding a journey undertaken by five unrelated but nonetheless interconnected individuals are the foundation of John Fowles's mesmerizing novel of the 18th century. When one traveller is found hanging from a tree and another vanishes into thin air, an inquiry is undertaken. A Maggot is the story of what arises out of that inquiry, of different versions of truth and lies, of doubt and disbelief, the conflict of reason and superstition; and of the birth of a new faith.