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Nigel Code

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Nigel brings a fresh series of mystery novels with the David Hammond books, exploring if perhaps there is some truth behind beliefs in hauntings after all, if you scrape away the hysteria and fantasy. Having studied sciences before working in industry, he is now a researcher and scriptwriter for science programmes. Rarely without a book to hand when not writing, he has a deep love for the English language, its history and varieties, and all the many accents that make it so interesting. He lives in the North East of England, overlooking a restless sea.

Nigel has written seven books in the David Hammond collection, starting with The Gate in the Shadows. The eighth is now making its way onto paper. These chart David's unusual career from 2006 ...more

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	The Gate in the Shadows: Is there some truth behind ghost stories? (David Hammond Book 1) did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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An excellent historical document giving an incite into the thoughts of the great illusionist, his contempt for spiritualism and fraudulent mediums, and his animosity towards Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who had previously been a friend. I give a five-star ...more
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A fantastic read, overflowing with wonderful memories. I really got to know the people who lived in and around Bampton at that time. My only wish is that the area had been described more as it was then, rather than just people and places. It must hav ...more
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A good read and very entertaining. I kept picking it up to read a bit more when I should have been doing other things, always the sign of a good book. It would have been a five-star review except the ending was a little flat, but that could just have ...more
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Superbly written. Is it a ghost story, or the story of somebody going mad in endless darkness? The sign of a story told well is that you get a true feel for what it must have been like to be alone in such a remote place, days away from help, your onl ...more
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