The Haunting of Gabriel Chase (novel)

 was the third and final novel in the eighth series of Lethbridge-Stewart, released by Candy Jar Books in 2021.

Publisher's summary
1983, and Gabriel Chase burns. Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart, teacher at Brendon School for Boys, had almost forgotten about the house. But the memories soon return to him, memories of thirteen years earlier...

1970, and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Anne Travers, Captain William Bishop and RSM Samson Ware are brought to an old house in Perivale by an old friend of Samson’s. An officer has been lost, and it is believed he may be in the house.

They decide the only way to find out is to investigate within the house. But Gabriel Chase is waiting. It is always waiting. And once you’re inside, you’ll be very lucky to leave.

Ghosts haunt Gabriel Chase. But who is in control? What is the angel? And who will escape? Darkness falls. And heaven help anybody still inside after dark...

Plot
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Characters
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 * Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
 * Dr Anne Travers
 * Captain Bill Bishop
 * RSM Samson Ware
 * Redvers Fenn-Cooper
 * Nimrod
 * Control
 * Josiah Samuel Smith
 * Light
 * Harriet Coin
 * Captain Jeff Moody
 * Mrs Trilby
 * Molly
 * Marcus Tate
 * Jane Boswell
 * Ace (Dorothy something)

Worldbuilding

 * Ace makes a cameo appearance, although she is only identified as 'Dorothy something' (TV: Death of the Doctor), and is seen from afar with no dialogue. Shoosh refers to her as 'Dot'.
 * Samson mentions the film Krakatoa, East Of Java, while Fenn-Cooper points out the geographical inaccuracy of that title.
 * Some of the themes of the novel involve forces combining to create a single unit, foreshadowing the creation of UNIT soon after the events of this story.
 * At the end of the story, Light, Survey and Control have combined into a single unit - led appropriately by Control. The ship is piloted by Harriet Coin and Redvers Fenn-Cooper who allegedly continue to travel through time and space.

Continuity

 * In 1983, The Brigadier witnesses Ace being taken away by police after she burns down Gabriel Chase, and is told a social worker and her mother have been informed. (TV: Ghost Light, PROSE: Ghost Light, Remembrance of the Daleks)
 * In 1983, the Brigadier is still teaching at Brendon School and has recently had his memories returned by the Doctor. (TV: Mawdryn Undead)