{"product_id":"a-house-of-ghosts-a-gripping-murder-mystery-set-in-a-haunted-house-paperback","title":"A House of Ghosts: A Gripping Murder Mystery Set in a Haunted House - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. C. Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Irish Book Award for Crime Fiction Book of the Year, a Classic Cozy Big-House Mystery Haunted by the Specters of World War One--For Readers of Agatha Christie and Simone St. James\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 . . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An unrelenting, gripping mystery, packed with twists and turns and a kindling of romance, \u003ci\u003eA House of Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect cold-weather read.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eW. C. Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e is also known as William Ryan, who has won acclaim for his historical crime novels in the Captain Korolev series. The first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for a Crime Writers' Association's New Blood Dagger, a Barry Award, the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award, and the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year. The second, \u003ci\u003eThe Bloody Meadow\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Ireland AM Crime Novel of the Year, and the third, \u003ci\u003eThe Twelfth Department\u003c\/i\u003e, was also shortlisted for the Ireland AM Crime Novel of the Year as well as the CWA's Historical Fiction Dagger and was a Guardian Crime Novel of the Year. His books have been published in eighteen countries. William lives in London and teaches creative writing at City University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767827169568,"sku":"9781950994021","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9be52623fccf4001ec5894ea696145e3.webp?v=1780318157","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-house-of-ghosts-a-gripping-murder-mystery-set-in-a-haunted-house-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}