Jack Knife: A Ghost Story

"It started," she said, "with the disappearances... Faculty pets would vanish on campus grounds near the edge of the salt marsh only to reappear, sometimes years later, in the same location, with strange markings on them."

Haunted by the recent death of his wife, Barnstable Academy librarian Alistair MacLantern devotes his time to playing chess beside the fireplace, wagering on football games at the local dockside diner, and trying his hand at a running tally of fall recipes. When pressed in...