The Resource A house of ghosts : a mystery, W.C. Ryan
A house of ghosts : a mystery, W.C. Ryan
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First North American edition.
- Extent
- 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9781948924719
- Label
- A house of ghosts : a mystery
- Title
- A house of ghosts
- Title remainder
- a mystery
- Statement of responsibility
- W.C. Ryan
- Subject
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- Ghost stories
- Historical fiction
- Intelligence service -- Great Britain -- Fiction
- Islands -- England -- Fiction
- Military weapons -- Fiction
- Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
- Mystery fiction
- Spiritualists -- Fiction
- Devon (England) -- Fiction
- Weapons industry -- Fiction
- World War, 1914-1918 -- England -- Fiction
- Spy stories
- 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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1965-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ryan, William
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR6118.Y37
- LC item number
- H68 2019
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Intelligence service
- Spiritualists
- Murder
- World War, 1914-1918
- Military weapons
- Weapons industry
- Islands
- Devon (England)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A house of ghosts : a mystery, W.C. Ryan
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First North American edition.
- Extent
- 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9781948924719
- Lccn
- 2019020783
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- map
- Ownership
- *
- System control number
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- 3647161
- 1992543
- 478303
- Label
- A house of ghosts : a mystery, W.C. Ryan
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First North American edition.
- Extent
- 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9781948924719
- Lccn
- 2019020783
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- map
- Ownership
- *
- System control number
-
- 3647161
- 1992543
- 478303
Subject
- Ghost stories
- Historical fiction
- Intelligence service -- Great Britain -- Fiction
- Islands -- England -- Fiction
- Military weapons -- Fiction
- Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
- Mystery fiction
- Spiritualists -- Fiction
- Devon (England) -- Fiction
- Weapons industry -- Fiction
- World War, 1914-1918 -- England -- Fiction
- Spy stories
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