Sam Toop is a Talker, which means he can see and communicate
with ghosts. He mostly hates this
ability because it sets him apart from other people and most ghosts want to
talk to him because they want him to perform some sort of service for
them. Ironically, Sam’s father is an
undertaker and a partner with Mr. Constable.
Sam’s uncle, Jack, who he meets for the first time in the beginning of
the story, is also a Talker but he is a murderer and thief as well. In the ghostly world, Lapsewood has been
reassigned to a new department in the Bureau.
In his new post he has discovered that someone has been exorcising the
ghosts that are attached to specific buildings.
When this happens, it causes a condition called the Black Rot. If the Black Rot spreads it could mean the
ruin of London for both the living and the ghosts. Indirectly, Lapsewood and Sam become
connected in trying to stop the spread of the Black Rot. I really liked this story and would recommend
to any late elementary or middle school reader interested in supernatural
stories.
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