<p>In &lsquo;Adolf&rsquo;, a young boy becomes convinced his elderly neighbour is actually Adolf Hitler in hiding. The British soldiers in &lsquo;The German Ghost&rsquo; have an otherworldly encounter with a mysterious and sinister figure in black. &lsquo;East Doddingham Dinah&rsquo; is a stray cat who takes up residence on an RAF base and seems to possess the unsettling ability to know which planes will be shot down. A late-night aerial mission at 24,000 feet becomes a terrifying supernatural experience for the crew in &lsquo;After the Funeral&rsquo;.&nbsp;</p><p>Master storyteller Robert Westall (1929-1993) loved writing about three subjects above all: World War II, cats, and ghosts, and all three of these interests are on display in this collection featuring eleven of Westall&rsquo;s finest wartime stories, several of them supernatural. Originally published between 1982 and 1997, these stories are gathered together here for the first time and will delight readers of all ages.</p><p><strong>Praise for Robert Westall</strong></p><p>&lsquo;Fiendishly clever, spine-tingling short fiction&rsquo; -&nbsp;<em>Publishers Weekly</em> (on<em> Antique Dust</em>)</p><p>&lsquo;Marvelous M. R. Jamesian-style ghost stories&rsquo; -&nbsp;Michael Dirda, <em>Washington Post </em>on (<em>Antique Dust</em>)</p><p>&lsquo;So vivid and deft that it had me sweating with vertigo as well as superstitious terror&rsquo; -<em>&nbsp;Daily Telegraph</em> (on <em>The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral</em>)</p>