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A Ghost Hunter's Guide to Catching a Killer

An utterly gripping and cozy historical murder mystery with a killer hook
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A hotel full of ghosts. A haunting murder. A most unusual investigation... August 1915: Alma Timperley is fully settled in the bustling coastal town of Falmouth with her fiancé Alan. In her new role as owner of the extraordinary Timperley Spiritualist Hotel, Alma offers residents the... Read More
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The second unique and spooky read in the Alma Timperley Mystery series!

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A hotel full of ghosts. A haunting murder. A most unusual investigation... August 1915: Alma Timperley is fully settled in the bustling coastal town of Falmouth with her fiancé Alan. In her new role as owner of the extraordinary Timperley Spiritualist Hotel, Alma offers residents the chance to contact the dead – and since the start of the war, the hotel has never been busier. But when a guest is found dead in their bed, talking to ghosts is suddenly the least of Alma's worries. The police are quick to suspect foul play, which can only mean one thing: there is a killer lurking in the hotel's shadows. Time is of the essence, so Alma is recruited by the police to help with their investigation. Can she crack the case, before she finds herself in grave danger? A Ghost Hunter's Guide to Catching a Killer by F.H. Petford compellingly blends mystery and the supernatural, promising an enthralling read.

Series: The Alma Timperley Mystery Series

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399749862

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Paperback

Illustration: N/A

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 239g

Pages: 336

About the Author

F. H. Petford ran his own creative agency and was involved in writing projects for corporate clients and the London theatre world.

A Ghost Hunter's Guide to solving a Murder, the first of the Alma Timperley mysteries, was written following the success of three crime novels set in the Oxfordshire village of Great Tew at the end of the Great War. The supernatural elements in his work are inspired by his own experiences of the paranormal.

He was signed to Hodder and Stoughton in 2025 and lives a quietly pagan life in Somerset.

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