Have we got a chilling book in store for you! In this week’s episode, debut author A.J. West brings us a haunting historical novel entitled The Spirit Engineer. This reading is a particularly special treat as actor Dickon Farmar treats us to a fantastic performance. Belfast, 1914. Two years after the sinking of the Titanic, high society has become obsessed with seances. William Jackson Crawford is a man of science and a sceptic, but one night with everyone sitting around the circle, voices come to him – seemingly from beyond the veil – placing doubt in his heart and a seed of obsession in his mind. Could the spirits truly be communicating with him or is this one of Kathleen’s parlour tricks gone too far? 'A fiendishly clever tale of ambition, deception, and power.' DERREN BROWN It’s the perfect book as the nights close in. Get in the spooky season with The Spirit Engineer, published by indie press Duckworth Books and available now in all good bookshops. Signed copies are available at Goldsboro Bookshop. You can also grab a copy from our shop at bookshop.org (where a percentage of proceeds goes to indie bookshops around the UK). Podcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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