The Ghost and the Forger

H.H. Willoughby is a forger by profession and he wants to write his memoir. To do this he needs a ghostwriter so he engages Nell Bane. Willoughby is an endearing fellow—charming and engaging—but their partnership carries Nell to the limits of the law and causes her to wonder if she is aiding and abetting a criminal. Furthermore the ominous presence of Willoughby’s accomplice Woodford Stone haunts Nell and foreshadows trouble as the novel’s action moves through museums studios and art galleries. In The Ghost and the Forger all the elements of a Nell Bane novel come into play: psychology ethics and intrigue.