Nathaniel Wolfe Series by Brian Keaney

In the first supernatural mystery in the Nathaniel Wolfe series, 12-year-old Nathaniel doesn't believe in spirits—but he'll soon be forced to change his mind Up there on the stage beside his father was a shadow, a shape, blurred at first but becoming clearer with every passing moment until finally he was looking at the figure of a woman, dressed in a long white robe. Her eyes were the palest blue and they were fixed directly on him... moreIn the first supernatural mystery in the Nathaniel Wolfe series, 12-year-old Nathaniel doesn't believe in spirits—but he'll soon be forced to change his mind Up there on the stage beside his father was a shadow, a shape, blurred at first but becoming clearer with every passing moment until finally he was looking at the figure of a woman, dressed in a long white robe. Her eyes were the palest blue and they were fixed directly on him. With every fibre of his being he knew her for what she was: a ghost. Hers was a life that had departed its earthly body but was not yet prepared to release its grip on the world for ever. There was unfinished business she yet had to perform. But why, out of all the millions of individuals on the face of the planet had she chosen him for her haunting?It's seven o'clock on a cold London evening in 1862, and in a grubby theater down by the docks, Nathaniel Wolfe watches his father—the greatest medium in London—take to the stage. Which of the dead will speak through him tonight? What Nathaniel doesn't know is that his father is meddling with things he cannot control, and before the night is over Nathaniel will find himself in the middle of a chilling mystery, one that can only be solved from beyond the grave. less

Nathaniel Wolfe, who has been living quietly with his grandfather in the countryside, is summoned back to London where he must first make a terrifying journey to the Other Side in the second book in the seriesNathaniel and his grandfather made their way along the little path that wove erratically through the graves. Then suddenly, the moon emerged from behind the clouds and the churchyard was illuminated almost as brightly as by day. Three men were standing beside a newly-dug pile of earth... moreNathaniel Wolfe, who has been living quietly with his grandfather in the countryside, is summoned back to London where he must first make a terrifying journey to the Other Side in the second book in the seriesNathaniel and his grandfather made their way along the little path that wove erratically through the graves. Then suddenly, the moon emerged from behind the clouds and the churchyard was illuminated almost as brightly as by day. Three men were standing beside a newly-dug pile of earth. Two of them were hauling up a coffin with ropes while the third held a lantern over the grave.‘Stop that this instant!’ Nathaniel’s grandad declared.The three men turned and looked at him. The one who was holding the lantern put it down on the ground. After that, everything happened in slow-motion. The body snatcher’s finger squeezed the trigger of the pistol. There was a noise that seemed as loud as thunder to Nathaniel and a flash of gunpowder . . . Bodies are being dug up all over London. A solicitor's clerk in London is being haunted by the ghost of an old man who holds out a ring on the palm of his hand. A six year-old girl holds conversations with an invisible companion. What's the connection between these events? It's a mystery that only Nathaniel Wolfe can solve—with a little help from his friends, of course. Packed with atmosphere and full of powerfully drawn characters, the new Nathaniel Wolfe story is chilling, exciting, and enormously entertaining. less