Introduction

"Banks’s debut marks the start of a promising urban fantasy series, something like Ghostbusters with a British accent."--Publishers Weekly

Kester Lanner didn’t know what to expect when he followed his mother’s dying request to contact the mysterious Dr. Ribero, but he wasn’t expecting to find his long lost father. Nor was he expecting to join the family business: catching supernatural spirits.

Kester is intrigued despite his fear, and finds himself drawn into an ancient ghost story that will test the entire agency.He soon becomes enmeshed in a struggle with the spirit, who is so malevolent and haunting that his first real case might just be his last.

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Excerpt

Kester pressed after them, through a thicket of particularly dense foliage, trying not to sting his arms on the nettles. All the while, the crying became louder and more insistent, combined with another sound that he couldn’t quite identify. A grainy, rhythmic noise, like gravel being thrown against a wall. What was it? It sounded so familiar, yet he couldn’t quite place it. Then, as he stepped into the clearing and saw the cause of the sound, he realised instantly what it was. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

• Do you think the book or Kester would be different if set in the US?

• Do you think that ghosts/spirits should be treated humanely (like Ms. Wellbeloved) or simply stuffed into a bottle (like Serena)?

• Did the book make you consider/believe in the spirit world?

• What would you have done if you were Kester and had been thrust into knowing about the spirit world?

• What would you like to see in the sequel? How would you like Kester to develop in the sequel?

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