'A fiendishly clever tale of ambition, deception, and power' DERREN
BROWN 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... PRAISE FOR THE SPIRIT
ENGINEER 'I adored this book. Haunting, witty and deeply moving,
The Spirit Engineer is surely set to become a gothic classic. I was
instantly drawn into the mystery and swept along by the shocking
twists and turns. A beautifully written novel' JODIE WHITTAKER,
ACTOR 'A.J. West has history at his fingertips and writes
brilliantly - so clever it makes your head spin! The Spirit
Engineer is a work of true invention and drama that moves at a
cracking pace from the very first page and keeps you guessing. A
compelling and daring book' JEREMY VINE, BROADCASTER 'Set in a
historical moment where science and spiritualism meet, The Spirit
Engineer is an ingeniously plotted debut novel' SARAH BURTON,
AUTHOR OF THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF H '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, AUTHOR OF THE INTOXICATING MR LAVELLE 'A
spooky tale of frustrated ambition, hidden loyalties, and
desperation, told with wit, charm and devastating twists. A gothic
novel that also manages to make you laugh, even if you shouldn't'
JONATHAN HARVEY, PLAYWRIGHT 'With a skilful misdirection that any
Edwardian spirit medium would be proud to demonstrate, A.J. West
soon turns the screw in this fascinating novel... Obsession builds
until the stunning climax of the final shocking seance and its
awful repercussions. Was William rights to be convinced? Did he
prove ghosts exist?' ESSIE FOX, AUTHOR OF THE SOMNAMBULIST 'A
gripping, gothic story anchored in the political and spiritual
chaos of Edwardian Belfast. Part horror, part history, The Spirit
Engineer is a chilling and thought-provoking tale of exploitation,
faith, deception, fraud, seances, hubris, and prejudice...
accomplished and page-turning. Fans of Penny Dreadful and The
Nevers will love it' GARETH RUSSELL, HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR OF THE
SHIP OF DREAMS: THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC AND THE END OF EDWARDIAN
BELFAST
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