A delightful collection of fishy yarns of things that go bump (or even splash) in the night.
This delightful collection of ghost stories penned by Peter Wise is a little different from the norm in that all these tales have associations with fishing of one sort or another and transport the reader to several geographical locations at varying points in time.
Nicely written in a style redolent of the classic ghost yarns by the likes of W. W. Jacobs and E. Nesbitt, Wise introduces us to a colourful cast of characters involving a ghostly stuffed pike seeking a ghoulish revenge; the dream-like apparition of a long-dead female dancer; a soulless and disagreeable angler on an Irish lough; a Roumanian labourer seeking a better life in London; an eleven-year-old angler catching a glimpse of the past; an antiquarian fishing book collector getting more than he bargained for on a Scottish river; young Cornish lads fishing around a sunken WW II German U-boat; et al.
Besides being beautifully told, these stories all have their own inimitable twists in the tail that make them particularly satisfying. Anyone who loves a good ghost story will certainly enjoy this collection of things that go bump (or even splash) in the night. And you don’t have to be a fishing aficionado to do so. I certainly know nothing about angling and thoroughly enjoyed them. Indeed, it’s abundantly clear that the author must love the sport as his lucid descriptions make this age-old pastime seem most appealing.
This delightful collection of ghost stories penned by Peter Wise is a little different from the norm in that all these tales have associations with fishing of one sort or another and transport the reader to several geographical locations at varying points in time.
Nicely written in a style redolent of the classic ghost yarns by the likes of W. W. Jacobs and E. Nesbitt, Wise introduces us to a colourful cast of characters involving a ghostly stuffed pike seeking a ghoulish revenge; the dream-like apparition of a long-dead female dancer; a soulless and disagreeable angler on an Irish lough; a Roumanian labourer seeking a better life in London; an eleven-year-old angler catching a glimpse of the past; an antiquarian fishing book collector getting more than he bargained for on a Scottish river; young Cornish lads fishing around a sunken WW II German U-boat; et al.
Besides being beautifully told, these stories all have their own inimitable twists in the tail that make them particularly satisfying. Anyone who loves a good ghost story will certainly enjoy this collection of things that go bump (or even splash) in the night. And you don’t have to be a fishing aficionado to do so. I certainly know nothing about angling and thoroughly enjoyed them. Indeed, it’s abundantly clear that the author must love the sport as his lucid descriptions make this age-old pastime seem most appealing.