Richard Hull

He seemed as if he might be interesting. People with no morals often are, and someone who makes no pretence of having any always is. A convert to the recent fad of 'spiritualism', James Warrenton purchases the old, and purportedly haunted, Amberhurst Place. A cantankerous, yet easily amused, old man, he has far too many nephews, and far too much time. Suspecting his family of only ever wanting his fortune, James strikes up a bet for his own entertainment with his nephews on the existence of ghosts. Desperate to get into their uncle's good graces, or at least not irritate him further, his four nephews vie for the place as prime heir to James' estate. Snide comments and ruthless remarks volley around Amberhurst, but when a harmless prank turns deadly, everyone is a suspect - even the ghost. The Ghost It Was was first published in 1936.

The Ghost It Was

Pam Sartain

The Ghost It Was by Richard Hull is a murder mystery set in 1930s.  James Warrenton has bought Amberhurst Place, he is beset with nephews (and a niece), is interested in spiritualism, and believes there is a ghost in the house.  

The nephews don't all get on, with one of them living with their uncle, and he is hoping to be the one to inherit.

This is a whodunit, with knocking noises, ghosts being seen, and someone dying - was it the ghost that killed them, a person or was it an accident?  

I enjoyed the story and the journey it takes you on!

The Ghost It Was was first published in 1936, and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Agora Books.

The Ghost It Was

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