{"product_id":"the-haunting-of-alma-fielding-kate-summerscale-9781408895474","title":"The Haunting of Alma Fielding","description":"FROM BRITAIN’S TOP-SELLING TRUE CRIME WRITER\n'A wonderful book' HILARY MANTEL\n'Gothic, dark and scandalous' SUNDAY TIMES\nSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE\nLONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION\nIt is 1938. As the shadow of fascism darkens over Europe, strange things are happening in Alma Fielding’s suburban home in Croydon. Crockery flies off the shelves; stolen rings appear on Alma’s fingers; and white mice scuttle out of her handbag.\nNandor Fodor – chief ghost hunter for the International Institute for Psychical Research – arrives on the scene, determined to crack the case. As Fodor’s obsession deepens, and Alma becomes ever more disturbed, the pair find themselves in a treacherous battle of wills . . . \n'Prepare not to see much broad daylight, literal or metaphorical, for days if you read this’ THE TIMES\n'Nobody is better at unpicking stories of ghosts and murder than Kate Summerscale … Will stay with you for weeks’ DOMINIC SANDBROOK, SUNDAY TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR\n'As gripping as a novel. An engaging, unsettling, deeply satisfying read’ SARAH WATERS\n‘A detective novel, a ghost yarn and a historical record rolled into one . . . Electrifying’ i-PAPER\n‘It would be impossible to read this dry-eyed’ SPECTATOR\nNote: There is a chance the book cover you receive may differ from the cover displayed here","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50422158524704,"sku":"9781408895474","price":11.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781408895474.jpg?v=1780854686","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/the-haunting-of-alma-fielding-kate-summerscale-9781408895474","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}