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Flossie Birdwhistle, the turnkey of London’s Highgate Cemetery, has spent her youth ensuring that the souls buried beneath the somber grounds remain undisturbed. The war, however, has made her job far more perilous as nightly air raids disturb even the dead.
When a ghostly German soldier appears, clutching an object that seems to exist in both the living and spirit worlds, Flossie senses danger. She realizes that the officer’s mysterious cargo could wreak havoc on the cemetery—and on her beloved country.
With her friends of the spectral realm by her side, Flossie must unravel a sinister plot before the hidden threat can destroy the peace of the cemetery and endanger Britain itself.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Allison Rushby
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