The Specter Calls

The Specter Calls is an American horror novel written by TBD, being published by HarperCollins on TBD 1973.

Plot
The book begins in an apartment as an aspiring journalist is preparing for her work day at the newspaper company. She then stops at a pawn shop as she found out an intriguing painting hailing from ancient Ireland. The owner warns her that its previous owners had fallen into insanity and tried to murder several innocents. She takes it as a joke and buys it anyway. After her day of work, her best friend approaches her and asks for money.