ɪnðə fˈɪfθ nˈɑːvəl ˈɑːd ɐpˈɑːkɐlˌɪps hiː ɪz vˈɪzɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə ɡˈoʊst ʌv ˈælfɹɪd hˈɪtʃkɑːk, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː ɛksplˈeɪnz ðæt hiː wˈɪʃᵻz tə hˈɛlp hˌɪm, bˌʌt dʌznˌɑːt hæv ɪnˈʌf tˈaɪm æt ðə mˈoʊmənt wˌaɪl tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə dɪskˈʌvɚ ðə sˈiːkɹᵻts ʌvðɪ ᵻstˈeɪt ʌv ɹˈoʊzlənd.
In the fifth novel Odd Apocalypse he is visited by the ghost of Alfred Hitchcock, although he explains that he wishes to help him, but does not have enough time at the moment while trying to discover the secrets of the estate of Roseland.