A Dreadful Day Out — Gillian Larkin

A short murder mystery with ghosts.

Derek Quill is an elderly gent who can see the ghosts of murdered people. With the help of his ghostly friend, Pearl, he finds out who killed them.

Derek receives an uninvited ghost in his home - a woman called Beryl Sherburn. Derek finds out that Beryl accidentally fell down the 199 stone steps in Whitby whilst under the influence of drink. Beryl vehemently denies being drunk and convinces Derek that she was actually pushed down the steps. Derek and Pearl set out to find her murderer.