Bryan Touhey, a young English artist, considers himself a ""frustration painter"". . . mainly because he can only create...

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Bryan Touhey, a young English artist, considers himself a ""frustration painter"". . . mainly because he can only create when he's ""sloshed."" As he is most of the time when not dealing with his on-and-off fiance Sue Baily-Law or her rapacious mother. Mum, however, is willing to sponsor him with some of his more sober projects. His last is an antique shop, and in a moment of sparkling ingenuity, he advertises some of the pieces as ""haunted."" The merchandise doesn't move but it does attract the attention of one Guy H. G. Hawkins who requests that Bryan paint the ghosts. Which he does. . . or does he? The medium is the message as Bryan finds himself involved with a cat named Dogberry, an unlikely charmer dubbed ""Ghoul Girl,"" an alcoholic servant and his own, surprisingly E.S.P. connections. But then there's that nagging notion about the other artists Hawkins financed (all deceased). . . . Nary a dead end here -- Miss Lindop is a consistently entertaining writer.

Pub Date: Jan. 10, 1968

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1968

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