 had filled her head since she was a toddler with tales of spirits visiting in the night. It was a delight to be frightened by those ghost stories when the sun was in the sky. But not now, not while one of the phantoms was making noises somewhere out there in the darkness. Irresistibly intrigued, the child snuffed the candle on her nightstand, crept to the window, peered down into the yard, and yes, yes, there was a shadow lurking beyond the back fence.