The house was pulled down in 1810, it is said because her ghost gave the locals so much trouble.

He described it as "nothing but a theater of shadows, in which the ghosts of the past are giving their farewell performance."

Pie's ghost appears and gives David a bar of soap.

These historic ghosts will give way to fictional ones.

"Nevertheless, this is the address our 'ghost' gave us."

The ghost gave another loud sniff, but said no more.

The ghost of a smile gave the game away.

Claudia's ghost does give the book one poignant moment, when she asks, "Did you think that death had freed me from all my pain?"

The ghosts halted in their terrible flight, fell back, gave way.

Kyra's ghost appears and gives Cole a box, which is opened to reveal a videotape.