"Georgia's Ghostly Getaways", by Kathleen Walls

If you're heading to Georgia (the US state, not the country), and you happen to be interested in ghosts then this guidebook could come in handy. Walls takes the reader on a tour of the spookiest spots in the state, throwing in useful eating and accommodation recommendations as she goes.

Not surprisingly, many of the ghostly inhabitants of this part of the world are linked to the Civil War and, as a result, the book can become a little repetitive in parts. But it does provide an introduction to the history of the South, peppered as it is with Confederate soldiers, southern belles and the slaves whose labour propped up the system.

Walls starts on the coast in spooky Savannah, and ends up with the apparitions of the Appalachians, calling in at various towns along the way such as Athens (although the chapter makes no mention of its most famous sons, rock group R.E.M., who are strong advocates of the preservation of much of the historic district of the city!)

The book benefits from extensive research, and joins a small group of other works on the ghosts of the thirteenth state. JT

Overall verdict: more Greek revival haunted houses than you can shake a magic wand at.

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