Agrievingpianistvisitsthesiteofhertruelove’sdeathhopingtofindanswersthatwillhelphertomoveon,butwhatshefindsleavesherwithmorequestionsthananswers.LeeHowe,aprofessionalpianist,comestoSouthernCaliforniafromNewYorkonamournfulmission:ShebelievesthatifshecanseethesitewhereherbelovedDevorahmetherdeath,shewillbegintoacceptthatshemustmoveonwithherownlife.DevorahManikianhadbeenrehearsingforastarringroleinCarmenandwaslivinginEggerscliffe,a1920s-stylepseudo-castlebelongingtothewealthyandeccentricimpresario,AnnajeanEggers.DevorahwasgoneonlyafewweeksbeforeLeewasnotifiedthatshewasdead--tragicallykilledinatowerfireatEggerscliffe.ButasLeestandsaloneonadesertedpatchofbeachjustbelowthecastle,shehearsDevorahsinging.Isitthecocktailoftranquilizers,sleepingpills,anti-depressants,andanti-anxietydrugsLeehasbeentakingsincelearningofDevorah’sdeaththatmakesherhallucinateherbeloved’svoice--orisDevorahbeingkeptaprisonersomewhereinEggerscliffe?PhyllisIrwin,anonagenarianmysterywriter,andmusicianteamedupwithherspouseLillianFaderman(oftencalledthe“motheroflesbianhistory“)towriteGhostTrio.ThisnovelhasbeenrevisedandupdatedfromtheBoldStrokesBookseditionoriginallypublishedinApril2013underthenomdeplumeofLillianQ.Irwin.
