Help for the Haunted: A Decade of Vera Van Slyke Ghostly Mysteries

Vera Van Slyke was a muckraking journalist who crusaded against Spiritualist mediums, confident they were all fakes. But she was also a ghost hunter with proof that spirits actually do haunt the living. "Ghosts are like cats," Vera once explained. "They're real, but they hardly come when called."One Spiritualist medium Vera defrauded was Lida Prásilová. The fake psychic agreed to share her professional secrets with the journalist, which led to a ghost hunt-which led to a deep friendship. Ch...