I just finished reading
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire. Loved it, especially as it moved closer and closer to the climax. I won't say any more about it, as a few of us have decided to start a discussion thread on it on August 1st (which will be open to anyone interested).
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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
I've discovered a marvelous new side to an author I've known only as a writer of WW II spy novels. Manning Coles, who wrote a series of Tommy Hambledon spy novels in the 1940's & 1950's, also wrote ghost stories! Madcap, Wodehousian ghost stories, in which 2 members of the Latimer family are allowed to "return" (along with their claret-drinking pet monkey Ulysses) whenever a living family member is threatened. Sparkling dialogue, improbable plots, and lots of comedy!
Unfortunately they are only available AFAIK as pbooks published by Rue Morgue press.
I'm currently reading "Come and Go."
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That sounds like a series I could really get into. Too bad they aren't available as ebooks.