This book documents many of the most mysterious happenings in and around Old Monterey. Here you will find a collection of the area's best-known ghost stories, including accounts of the Woman in Black at Monterey's famed Robert Louis Stevenson House, Victorian visitors to old Pacific Grove, the Lady in Lace of Pebble Beach, and the mysterious Night Rider of Carmel Mission. You'll also read about other odd and unusual happenings, including encounters with legendary creatures such as the "sea monster" Bobo (the "Old Man of Monterey Bay") and notorious bandits like Tiburcio Vasquez and Joaquin Murrieta.

These tantalizing tales will intrigue ghost buffs, history lovers, and anyone who has ever experienced the magical beauty and heritage of California's first capital city and its surrounding areas.

Softcover

48 pages, illustrated $7.95

In reference to the Lady in Lace of Pescadero Point, both residents and visitors have reported seeing the willowy figure of a lady dressed in "flowing robes of lacy white" walking down the middle of the road. The incidents involving this apparition usually took place on foggy nights. To observers, the ghostly figure appeared to be intently following the line marking the center of the scenic Seventeen Mile Drive . . . perhaps using it as a guide to help find her way.

(Internationally known for its beautiful scenery and majestic vistas, the Seventeen Mile Drive winds through much of the Monterey Peninsula's Pebble Beach and Del Monte Forest areas.) Many a motorist over the years has reportedly been forced to take evasive action after suddenly coming upon the white-clad figure in the center of the road.

Also in the neighborhood of Pescadero Point is the famous ghost tree. For years this grotesquely shaped cypress tree was a landmark on the Seventeen Mile Drive. Today only part of the tree is still standing. It is near this tree that the Lady in Lace has most often been seen. Peninsulans can only guess who the Lady in Lace might be. Some wonder whether the ghostly image is that of Dona Maria del Carmen Barreto, who sold the surrounding property in the 1840s . . .