The Spectre of Stanhope Lane

Every summer Frank Longworth, a pragmatic and matter-of-fact lawyer, takes himself away from the bustle of his business and family life and enjoys a few solitary weeks in the pristine coastal landscape of Prince Edward Island, Canada. One evening, as he takes his usual walk from his cottage to the beach, he comes into contact with something inexplicable and sinister. It is an encounter that will shake his tidily organised life to its foundations… “The Spectre of Stanhope Lane is written with imagination, creativity, and amazing insight and attention to historical detail and research into the Scottish world and the place of the diaspora. Sense of place, heritage, genealogy, class, and mystery are woven together and exhibit a writer who has come of age. Warmly recommended to Prince Edward Islanders and visitors to the Island and all who are intrigued by all things Scottish. I want to see that wall!” Dr Jack Whytock, author and lecturer

About the Author

James W. Macnutt is the author of seven non-fiction books. Mr Macnutt's first novel was published in November 2017 with the title On Five Dollars a Day - An Innocent Abroad Summer 1965. His earlier publications related to historical architecture, furniture and maps in separate volumes. Mr Macnutt is married with two children, Jane and Carolyn and grandfather of two girls, Charlotte and Emma and two boys, Mark and Jack. Writing has been a major part of Mr Macnutt's life having been a Legislative Counsel, practising barrister and solicitor and author of various articles on historical matters. The Spectre of Stanhope Lane is in the tradition of Scottish supernatural beliefs and encounters. It is set in one of the earliest Scottish settlements in Canada.

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