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1786, Jerusalem College, Cambridge. The ghost of Sylvia Whichcote is rumoured to be haunting Jerusalem, since disturbed fellow-commoner, Frank Oldershaw, claims to have seen the dead woman prowling the grounds.

Desperate to salvage her son’s reputation, Lady Anne Oldershaw employs John Holdsworth, author of The Anatomy of Ghosts a stinging account of why ghosts are mere delusion to investigate. But his arrival in Cambridge disrupts an uneasy status quo as he glimpses a world of privilege and abuse.

And when Holdsworth finds himself haunted not only by the ghost of his dead wife, Maria, but also Elinor, the very-much-alive Master’s wife his fate is sealed.

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I became lost in another world whilst I was listening to this. I thoroughly enjoyed the landscape of the story with its Rembrandt-esque colours and richly drawn characters. It is dark, but not without humour, and John Telfer's excellent narration does justice to this gripping story. It is slow-paced, leisurely almost, in keeping with the period; you can almost hear the clop of hooves on wet cobblestones. More than a ghost story it is a peek at the lives of those cloistered in a place of learning in the late 18th century, their superstitions, ambitions and machinations. Absorbing.

Atmospheric and fascinating

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Are you kidding me? I kept waiting and waiting for at least a spook, phantom, ghoul or wil-o-the-whisp but for the love of Judus there is nothing!! I feel betrayed, let down and annoyed. Give me the Ghosts Andrew like you promised in the title!!!!
Apart from that the book it well written and I love John Telfer's voice

Where the hell are the damned Ghosts?

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A masterful story of mystery and intrigue. So captivating. It held my attention the whole way through.

Taylor's mastery of intrigue

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This is vintage Andrew Taylor, with well-drawn characters and a satisfying plot. I felt totally engrossed by the 18th century background (the sights, sounds, smells and topography of London and Cambridge). Taylor's meticulous historical research is evident on every page, and yet he never allows his learning to create a barrier between the 21st century reader and his absorbing story.

An excellent listen

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great story- I felt as if I inhabited the world in which the book was written, I could smell the rain and feel the anxiety and feel the darkness and the candlelight. well done great story

the atmosphere was palpable

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