This book is a mixture of history and fiction. It's about Isaac Newton's suspicious circumstances surrounding his appointment as a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1667. I learned about Newton's involvement with glassmaking and alchemy. The book switches back and forth between the present and the 17th century. Elizabeth Vogelsang, a Cambridge historian, is writing a book about Newton but she has been found drowned in the Cam River. Her son, Cameron, asks Lydia Brooke to finish his mother's novel. There are some present day murders which may link to happenings from the 17th century. Elizabeth's friend, Dilys Kite, reawakens ghosts from the past in order to solve the mysterious deaths. I found this book to be clever and intriguing. The supernatural occult mixed with scientific knowledge was entertaining. The twist at the end was surprising. I enjoyed the author's writing and need to read The Coral Thief, her book about Napoleon. If you like history and the supernatural then you may enjoy Ghostwalk.
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