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Ghosts from the Library
A Bodies from the Library book (Related to this series)
- Author
- Edited by Tony Medawar
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 29 September 2022
- Run Time
- 9 hours 26 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Classic horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction, Short stories, Classic fiction: literary and general, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Speculative fiction, Traditional or cultural fiction and true stories, tales and retellings, Occult fiction / Paranormal Horror
What to expect
A brand new anthology of previously unpublished and uncollected supernatural mysteries by some of the masters of the Golden Age – thrills, spills and chills perfect for Halloween.
It is said that books are written to bring sunshine into our dull, grey lives – to show us places we want to escape to, lives we want to live, people we want to love. But there are also stories that can only be found in the deepest, darkest corners of the library. Stories about the unexplained, of lost souls, of things that go bump before the silence. Before the screaming.
And some stories just disappear. Stories printed in old newspapers, broadcast live on the wireless, sometimes not even published at all – these are the stories you cannot find on even the dustiest of library shelves.
Ghosts from the Library resurrects forgotten tales of the supernatural by some of the most acclaimed mystery authors of all time. From Arthur Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr to Agatha Christie and Daphne du Maurier, this spine-chilling anthology brings together thirteen uncollected tales of terror, plus some additional surprises.
Close the windows. Draw the curtains. Just don’t let the lights go out…
Critics Review
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‘A delightfully shiversome set of tales to be read over a series of dark nights.’—The Invisible Event
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‘The collection is full to the brim with elegant and subtle writing, clever character studies and some masterclass-level misdirection. Perfect for a long winter’s night.’—Crime Review
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‘Criminally spooky – would make a great Christmas stocking gift!’—FictionFan
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‘Despite being hitherto “lost”, there are few duds here.’—Guardian
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‘A particular favourite of mine was Agatha Christie’s Personal Call, written for the BBC’s Light Programme in 1954. This translates well to the page … as the story builds to a tense climax guaranteed to send a shiver up an unsuspecting spine.’—Crime Review
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Details
- Author
- Edited by Tony Medawar
- Narrator
- Philip Bretherton and Sherry Baines
- Duration
- 9 hours 26 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 September 2022
- ISBN
- 9780008514839
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction, Short stories, Classic fiction: literary and general, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Speculative fiction, Traditional or cultural fiction and true stories, tales and retellings, Occult fiction / Paranormal Horror
Synopsis
A brand new anthology of previously unpublished and uncollected supernatural mysteries by some of the masters of the Golden Age – thrills, spills and chills perfect for Halloween. It is said that books are written to bring sunshine into our dull, grey lives – to show us places we want to escape to, lives we want to live, people we want to love. But there are also stories that can only be found in the deepest, darkest corners of the library. Stories about the unexplained, of lost souls, of things that go bump before the silence. Before the screaming. And some stories just disappear. Stories printed in old newspapers, broadcast live on the wireless, sometimes not even published at all – these are the stories you cannot find on even the dustiest of library shelves. Ghosts from the Library resurrects forgotten tales of the supernatural by some of the most acclaimed mystery authors of all time. From Arthur Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr to Agatha Christie and Daphne du Maurier, this spine-chilling anthology brings together thirteen uncollected tales of terror, plus some additional surprises. Close the windows. Draw the curtains. Just don’t let the lights go out…
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