Author: Petford, F.H.
Crime & mystery
Published on 2 October 2025 by Hodder & Stoughton (Hodder Paperback) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Alma Timperley Mystery Series' series.
Paperback | 304 pages, N/A
129 x 198 x 21 | 216g
'If you like historical fiction with a spooky vibe and a thoughtful mystery, this book is definitely worth a read' 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...
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'A well-plotted murder mystery wrapped up in an enthralling WW1 spy story' Fiona Leitch''A thoroughly enjoyable ripping yarn' TE Kinsey'A great story' Reader review ?????
'Cleverly entertaining' Greg Mosse