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The timeline for this story is set in the present and goes. The royal ghost is the second cosy mystery in linda stratmanns intriguing historical series, the mina scarletti investigations, a traditional british detective series with a feisty woman sleuth set in victorian brighton. The historical repercussions of a horrific crime reverberate through the centuries as the 12th century ghosts seek redemption and revenge, with no thought for anyone. Karen perkins is the author of eight fiction titles. In 2010, the novel was adapted into a film, the ghost writer, directed by roman polanski and starring pierce brosnan, for which polanski and harris cowrote the screenplay. Signed hardback, paperback and large print editions available. The ghost had been living there since about three hundred years. A skeleton is dug up at the crossing of the ways on hanging moor, striking dread into the heart of old ma ramsgill t.
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