The Haunting of Cashen's Gap

The Haunting of Cashen’s Gap records Harry Price and R. S. Lambert’s investigation of Gef, the alleged talking mongoose reported at an isolated farmhouse on the Isle of Man. The case centred on the Irving family, who described voices, wall-thumping, animal noises, tracks, hairs and other signs attributed to the creature.

Structured as a 20th-century case file, the book sets out the background at Doarlish Cashen, the family’s account, the investigators’ enquiries and their assessment of the evidence. It also includes a chronology of Gef’s reported activities, records of further visits and the cross-examination of a witness. Rather than offering a final explanation, Price and Lambert leave the competing possibilities open to judgement.