Bloomsbury presents Historic Royal Palaces: Ghosts in the Walls, a collection of ghostly short stories read by Joshua Riley and Olivia Forrest

The unusual creak of a floorboard, a flash of light in the dark and the eerie breeze from a closed window … We've all heard tales of phantoms and spooks haunting old buildings, but how many of them can be linked back to real people, real lives and real history?

From the ghostly phantoms who walk the grounds at the Tower of London to a haunted maze at Hampton Court Palace, these spine-tingling tales of ghosts, ghouls and unexplained occurrences will bring history to life in the eeriest way possible.

Made in partnership with Historic Royal Palaces, this stunning and spooky collection features eleven gripping stories from bestselling, award-winning and rising-star authors including: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Alexia Casale, Joseph Coelho, Larry Hayes, Jim Helmore, Catherine Johnson, Sophie Kirtley, E.L. Norry, Jasmine Richards, Imogen Russell Williams and Sam Sedgman. This unique collection is sure to keep readers of every age up long past their bedtimes ... C 2025 Jasmine Richards C 2025 Catherine Johnson C 2025 Alexia Casale C 2025 Larry Hayes C 2025 Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé C 2025 Sophie Kirtley C 2025 Jim Helmore P 2025 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC C 2025 E.L. Norry C 2023 Sam Sedgman C 2025 Joseph Coelho C 2025 Imogen Russell Williams