What is the truth of policeman assaulted by the sobbing spirit of the Charterhouse, and the mysterious gliding white shape seen floating outside the cemetery wall? Did worshippers really see a disembodied arm carrying a torch float towards the altar at St Michael’s? And find out what happened when two men guarding a corpse lying upstairs in an empty house heard a sudden loud noise, followed by the tip-tapping of feet descending the stairs… 

Coventry author Adam Wood has been interested in historic true crime since being told as a young boy that his great grandfather, born in London’s east end, had seen the body of one of Jack the Ripper’s victims.

​Now an author, speaker and tour guide Adam was Executive Editor of Ripperologist magazine, the leading publication dedicated to serious study of the Whitechapel murders, for more than twenty-five years until 2023, when he launched a new historic crime magazine, Crime Through Time.

Adam lectures at conferences and gives theatre talks, and regularly appears as a consultant on television documentaries – most recently Lucy Worsley’s Victorian Murder Club on BBC2 – and on radio and podcast shows.

​He is passionate about sharing history in an accessible way which makes it both interesting and enjoyable.

The Anglican Chapel is 15-20 minutes walk from the City Centre or Coventry Rail Station.

Car parking is available at the National Trust Charterhouse car park, London Road, CV1 2JR – use the JustPark app to pay

To find the Anglican Chapel in the Cemetery click How to get to the Chapel