When Michael Calls is a novel written by John Farris. It was first published in 1967.
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"Auntie Helen" the little boy sobbed, "I'm home, and nobody's here!"
The phone trembled in Helen Connolly's hand. She could not believe her ears. This was her nephew, Michael Young on the phone, Michael, who had been dead for sixteen years.
Who was this mysterious caller? Could it really be Michael? And if so, what did he want?