San Diego Specters

by John J. Lamb

San Diego Specters is an entertaining investigation into haunted sites-some famous and others obscure-throughout San Diego County. Fresh witness accounts are combined with genuine historical research on each of the suspected haunted places. Haunted sites examined include the Hotel Del Coronado, the world-renowned Whaley House and other historic buildings in Old Town San Diego. Firsthand reports of ghost and poltergeist phenomena are blended with historic data to provide an unorthodox and engaging portrait of spectral San Diego. All haunted locations listed in the book have been thoroughly checked by the author, John Lamb, a trained detective with 22 years of law enforcement experience.

Genres: Nonfiction

174 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

John Lamb is the author of "Bear Collector" mysteries from Berkley Prime Crime. Prior to becoming a writer, he had a distinguished career as a Southern California cop, serving as a CSI, a homicide investigator, hostage negotiator,and detective sergeant."

Series:
* A Bear Collector's Mystery
* Steve and Victoria MacKinnon Mystery

Reviews

[Belle Zimet · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve referred back to this book for 20 years. The author provides a balanced and diligent account of famous and lesser known San Diego area hauntings. His background as a homicide inspector lends a meticulousness that I appreciate. In addition, his prose is excellent and he’s a talented author. His unique vision as a once non-believer really shines credibility into the stories. I thoroughly enjoy this work and hope he extends his work to more true paranormal books. Los Angeles hauntings, perhaps?

[Denisse · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read book for anyone interested in the history and ghost of San Diego. Even if you don't live in the area this book provides plenty of education in the topic of apparitions, ghost, poltergeist and paranormal phenomena. A short and easy read. I truly enjoyed the writing style of this book. I definitely recommend it.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall I thought it was a good book. It provided the right balance of history and personal experience stories that I look for in these types of books. I think I took a lot of credence from this particualr book because the author was in law enforcement and approached each situation with a degree of skepticism. I will definitely be exploring some of these places for both their interesting history and the possibility of the unknown.