Belfast,1914. Two years after the sinking of the Titanic,high society has become obsessed with spiritualism,attending seances in the hope they might reach their departed loved ones.
William Jackson Crawford is a man of science and a sceptic,but one night with everyone sitting around the circle,voices come to him - seemingly from beyond the veil - placing doubt in his heart and a seed of obsession in his mind. Could the spirits truly be communicating with him or is this one of Kathleen's parlour tricks gone too far
Based on the true story of Professor William Jackson Crawford and famed medium Kathleen Goligher,and with a cast of characters including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini,The Spirit Engineer conjures a haunted,twisted tale of power,paranoia and one ultimate,inescapable truth...
Publisher: Duckworth BooksISBN: 9780715654514Number of pages: 304Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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'I adored this book. Haunting,witty and deeply moving,The Spirit Engineeris surely set to become a gothic classic. I was instantly drawn into the mystery andswept along by the shocking twists and turns. A beautifully written novel'- Jodie Whittaker
'A.J. West has history at his fingertips andwrites brilliantly - so clever it makes your head spin!The Spirit Engineer is a work of true invention and drama thatmoves at a cracking pace from the very first page and keeps you guessing. A compelling and daring book'- Jeremy Vine
'Set in a historical moment where science and spiritualism meet,The Spirit Engineer isan ingeniously plotted debut novel'- Sarah Burton
'A marvellous and menacing gothic chiller,filled with secrets and soaked in atmosphere,in which the ghouls and fiends are not of the other world,but this one...'- Neil Blackmore
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