Fabrizio is a servant to the magician Mangus, who is called to the king's castle to consult on a grave matter. The princess has been seeing apparitions of a ghost that she claims must be her murdered brother. The king believes in ghosts, but Mangus insists that there is no such thing. The king begs Mangus to use his magic to banish the ghost, but Mangus explains that his magic is only illusions and tricks. The evil Count Scarazoni has his own political reasons for wishing that the ghost be banished or proven to be a hoax. Mangus must investigate the apparitions, and he relies on his loyal servant Fabrizio to help him. Fabrizio can go anywhere in the castle, talk to servants, and sneak around secret passageways to find out if the ghost is real or not.

I loved this fun ghost mystery! The adventure and mystery are full of twists and turns. The writing is fast-paced and intriguing. There were so many curious red herrings that had me wondering what on earth was going on!

I liked Fabrizio's character, because, as his master says, he is both dumb and clever at the same time. He is very superstitious, and, like the king, he also believes in magic and ghosts. He even tries using tarot cards to predict the future, although Mangus assures him that tarot cards are all nonsense and silly superstition. But Fabrizio is also scheming and cunning when it comes to helping his master decipher all the mysteries of the castle.

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