A Ghost Hunter's Guide to Solving a Murder

Paperback Published on: 02/10/2025
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Synopsis

'Don't read before bedtime or you'll stay up until the wee hours of the morning to finish' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I absolutely adored this book. It was compelling from the start. The historical detail was spot-on and the characters well-drawn' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Meet Alma Timperley. She can:
- Run a hotel
- Solve a mystery
- Talk to ghosts...?

December, 1914: After the death of her aunt, Alma Timperley is surprised when she suddenly finds herself the heiress to the Timperley Spiritualist Hotel in a pretty coastal town in Cornwall.

But not everything is as it seems... the hotel offers guests a very special service: the chance to communicate with the dead.

When the body of one of the hotel's maids is found, it is considered a tragic wartime accident. But the more Alma and the local police try to fathom what happened, the more they begin to realise this is much more than just a death - there might be a German spy in Falmouth.

With the stakes higher than ever, Alma must grapple with her own extraordinary secret if she is going to have more than a ghost of a chance of solving the mystery.

Being able to talk with the dead is one thing; solving their murder is positively ghoulish...

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9781399749831
  • Number of pages: 304
  • Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 22 mm
  • Weight: 215g
  • Languages: English

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A Ghost Hunter's Guide to Solving a Murder
An easy enjoyable read
Alma Timperley inherits her Aunt’s spiritualist hotel in Cornwall at the beginning of WW1. Whilst she is getting to know the running of the hotel she feels... READ MORE
Beverley Cole
A Ghost Hunter's Guide to Solving a Murder
Really good fun, really enjoyable book
This is a really fun, really enjoyable book. The star is Alma Timperley, transported from a life as a clerk, to owning a hotel and getting reacquainted w... READ MORE
Elaine
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
A Ghost Hunter's Guide to Solving a Murder
A very enjoyable and fun read
Alma Timperley has inherited the Timperley Spiritualist Hotel in Falmouth from a family member of whom she had no prior knowledge until a meeting with the ... READ MORE
Anne T
A Ghost Hunter's Guide to Solving a Murder
spooky mystery
Alma finds herself in possesion of a hotel from her aunt who has passed away. The hotel is still running though it offers a unique chance to speak to those... READ MORE
Kerry Henderson
A Ghost Hunter's Guide to Solving a Murder
Espionage with a touch of romance
I confess, I was wary of F.H. Petford’s A Ghost Hunter's Guide to Solving a Murder. I thought there might be a significant reliance upon ghosts telling an ... READ MORE
Colin Edwards
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
A Ghost Hunter's Guide to Solving a Murder
A great fun and original read.
I loved this book! It was a really great mix of supernatural ghost story and historical spy drama. I loved that the story was interwoven with real places a... READ MORE
Christiane M
A Ghost Hunter's Guide to Solving a Murder
First World War spy mystery
I chose this book by the title/cover and was expecting a fun, ghostly murder mystery. However, the book quickly develops into a First World War spy mystery... READ MORE
Curl Up With a Cosy Crime Novel
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.