The 13th Guest

The 13th Guest Underlying tensions permeate the air of Beckworth Manor where twelve people have gathered on Halloween night each prepared to tell an unusual or macabre story, or in the case of the visiting medium, conduct a seance. The 13th Guest is a delicious blend of horror and dark humour that will take you into the realm of the supernatural where creatures hide in wait for mortals who dare to trespass. Is the 13th guest human or a spirit come back from the grave? It is a complete story that contains separate tales told by the various guests, making it a little different from the normal novel. This is a mystery and you will be aware that something is going to happen, but you have to wait till the end when all will be revealed. Derek Beckworth has no idea how his world is going to be turned upside-down when his mistress and his wife spend an evening in the same room. Throw into the mix a beautiful actress, a psychic, a retired Colonel, an artist, a young lawyer and a couple of strangers and the resulting cocktail will keep you entertained into the dark hours of the night.

Ruth Daigneault has been writing since childhood and is a published author of The 13th Guest, The Queen’s Spy and co-author of The Last Journey - Going Home with Paul Daigneault. Ruth also wrote fifteen mystery-comedy dinner theatre plays which have been performed in several cities across Ontario. At the request of a weekly periodical, Ruth wrote a series of whodunnit vignettes featuring the ‘murder’ of local celebrities, the ‘suspects’ and the solution. Farley Mowat was one of the ‘victims’. At a later encounter, Farley Mowat told Ruth he thought her stories were excellent and that he enjoyed his very much. Ruth is a psychic who has taught Spiritual Science and been a guest on television shows discussing psychic phenomena and Near Death Experiences.