Blackwell's Ghost

THE DEAD AND THE DEADLY The night of Elaine Foster's greatest triumph was the beginning of her terror. As the lead in a Broadway play, her opening night was a complete success. But it was the dead author, Algernon Blackwell, who stole the show at the curtain call - when his ghost appeared and took a bow. And later, when Elaine took a few days' rest at Amber Hall, the desolate old mansion where Blackwell had written the play, the ghostly presence visited her in the night - screaming and attacking in murderous rage. Were the manifestations genuine - or a fraud? Was Blackwell actually alive and contriving a sinister plot? Alex Cooper, the attractive and brilliant young reporter, was certain that the ghost was unreal and was determined to prove it. But Elaine wasn't at all sure. All she really knew was that someone - or something - was trying to kill her...