‘Jess and the Ghost of Black Rock Castle’ is the first adventure story in 'The Jess Series’ for children aged 7-9 years old.

Jess and her best friend Ruby set out on a school trip to ‘Black Rock Castle’ with Joe, the twins Lucy and Tom and the rest of Class Three from ‘Oakhill Primary School’. Jess is sure that the castle is haunted by a ghost, but their teacher Mrs Green says that there are only ghosts in stories.

The children investigate the Castle dungeons and the Great Hall. Ruby, and then Tom go missing and Lucy thinks she has seen the ghost. Joe causes trouble, Jess thinks they have found the ghost and there are even more spooky experiences in store. In the Ghost tower Jess and Ruby are frightened and challenged by the ghost.

Do they escape and does the ghost really exist?