The House of Creeping Dolls

<p>Excitement over a beloved neighbor's birthday has St. Grimald Priory trembling on its foundation. Then again that can be because of a number of other things too.</p><p>Like one a new mystery surrounding old dolls appearing and disappearing at will in a gloomy tower house. Two the distant rumblings of family drama following Freddy's heartfelt letter to his parents. Three the sudden appearance of a mysterious ghost who knocks on the front door incessantly. Four the much-anticipated visit from a garishly dressed smut purveyor. Five the commissioning of a proper birthday portrait from a talented artist with a reputation for degeneracy and Byronic allure. Or six the courgettes.</p><p>The road to Hell is most certainly paved with good intentions and Prudence Honeysett is about to test this aphorism yet again as spring draws to a bucolic close and the promise of a glorious summer beckons. Mysterious ghosts secret young love vengeful servants questionable ghost-guides and the siren call of the drinks cabinet mark the fifth and final novel of the <em>Ghosts and Tea</em> series. Humorous journal entries and letters recount Prue and Freddy's never-ending ghost-filled and questionable fun in the peaceful English countryside.</p>