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A house of ghosts : a mystery, W.C. Ryan

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"Winter 1917. As the First World War enters its most brutal phase, back home in England, everyone is seeking answers to the darkness that has seeped into their lives. At Blackwater Abbey, on an island off the Devon coast, armaments manufacturer Lord Highmount has arranged a spiritualist gathering to contact his two sons, both of whom died at the front. Among the guests, two have been secretly dispatched from the intelligence service: Kate Cartwright, a friend of the family who lost her beloved brother at the Somme and who, in the realm of the spiritual, has her own special gift; and the mysterious Captain Donovan, recently returned from Europe. Top secret plans for weapons developed by Lord Highmount's company have turned up in Berlin, and there is reason to believe enemy spies will be in attendance. As the guests arrive, it becomes clear that each has something they would rather keep hidden. Then, when a storm descends, they find themselves trapped on the island. Soon one of their number will die. For Blackwater Abbey is haunted in more ways than one."--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Large print ed.
Extent
431 p. (large print)
Isbn
9781643584379
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Label
A house of ghosts : a mystery
Title
A house of ghosts
Title remainder
a mystery
Statement of responsibility
W.C. Ryan
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Winter 1917. As the First World War enters its most brutal phase, back home in England, everyone is seeking answers to the darkness that has seeped into their lives. At Blackwater Abbey, on an island off the Devon coast, armaments manufacturer Lord Highmount has arranged a spiritualist gathering to contact his two sons, both of whom died at the front. Among the guests, two have been secretly dispatched from the intelligence service: Kate Cartwright, a friend of the family who lost her beloved brother at the Somme and who, in the realm of the spiritual, has her own special gift; and the mysterious Captain Donovan, recently returned from Europe. Top secret plans for weapons developed by Lord Highmount's company have turned up in Berlin, and there is reason to believe enemy spies will be in attendance. As the guests arrive, it becomes clear that each has something they would rather keep hidden. Then, when a storm descends, they find themselves trapped on the island. Soon one of their number will die. For Blackwater Abbey is haunted in more ways than one."--
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1965-
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Ryan, William
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[Fic]
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no index present
Literary form
fiction
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  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Murder
  • Spiritualists
  • Ghosts
  • Murder
  • Women detectives
  • Devon (England)
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A house of ghosts : a mystery, W.C. Ryan
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Publication
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
Large print ed.
Extent
431 p. (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9781643584379
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Other physical details
ill., map
System control number
  • 367828
  • 920684
Label
A house of ghosts : a mystery, W.C. Ryan
Publication
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
Large print ed.
Extent
431 p. (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9781643584379
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Other physical details
ill., map
System control number
  • 367828
  • 920684

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