In Victorian Britain Death is Lurking in the Shadows Shortly after fourteen-year-old Nicholas Briggs starts his apprenticeship with Professor Ashcroft, a sceptic of the paranormal, they receive an invitation to investigate a series of mysterious deaths at a pottery factory. The workers insist that a wraith is responsible for killing anyone unfortunate enough to witness it. Professor Ashcroft concludes that the deaths are a coincidence and the wraith is a hoax. Nicholas suspects there's truth behind the workers' claims. His fears are confirmed when he encounters the wraith himself. Now haunted by the apparition, Nicholas must find a way to vanquish it before he becomes its next victim
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