GHOSTS OF SOCIETY There are seven of them, seven of the cleverest, brightest individuals in British society, and they call themselves “the Ghosts.” Jaded by life, suffering an ennui of the soul, they have banded together to right a few wrongs, robbing from the greedy rich and contributing the spoils to needy hospitals. But one night they snub the wrong person, a young American named Sophy Van Heldt. Sophy finances an investigation of these seven well-meaning “Ghosts” that changes all their lives forever. Soon violence enters their world, and Lord Evelyn, their leader, is called upon to question the very meaning of his existence—by becoming a Ghost, what has he lost as a man? “This intriguing novel carries the theme of social boredom, ennui, and sensation craving which entranced late Victorian Europe in the pre-war period.”—Dharma "Thoroughly readable and exciting from end to end. Carries the reader along breathlessly." –New York Sun "Readers of Mr. Oppenheim's novels may always count on a story of absorbing interest, turning on a complicated plot, worked out with dexterous craftsmanship." –Literary Digest, New York E. Phillips Oppenheim, the prince of storytellers, was born in Leicester, England on October 22, 1866. He left school at the age of seventeen to help at his father's leather business. When a U.S. company bought the business, Oppenheim was able to pursue his writing career, beginning with the novel Expiation in 1887. He published over 150 books in his lifetime--novels, short stories, plays, articles—and is considered one of the originators of the thriller genre. His spy novel The Great Impersonation sold millions of copies throughout the world and was filmed three times. Oppenheim died February 3, 1946 at his home in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.