THE WOMAN IN BLACK

Ralph Cosham narrates this carefully constructed suspense tale of a young solicitor, Arthur Kipps, who is asked to represent his firm at a funeral and collect some important papers. He sees the woman in black, and she haunts him from then forward. Cosham has a forthright style and adopts the tone of a man who hopes that by telling his tale he might finally rid himself of the memories. He quietly lays out the events without undue drama or embellishment, creating the atmosphere of friends sitting around telling ghost stories. His intensity ebbs and flows as Kipps deals with his anxiety at being haunted by the woman in black. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2012]