Synopsis:
Penelope Thornton-McClure and her bookshop’s ghost-in-residence Jack Shepard are back on a new case in this delightful paranormal mystery from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.
A big bestseller leads to small town trouble.
Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure didn’t believe in ghosts, until she was haunted by the hard-boiled spirit of 1940s private investigator Jack Shepard. Now Jack is back on the job, and Pen is eternally grateful…
After an elegant new customer has a breakdown in her shop, Penelope suspects there is something bogus behind the biggest bestseller of the year. This popular potboiler is so hot that folks in her tiny Rhode Island town are dying to read it–literally. First one customer turns up dead, followed by another mysterious fatality connected to the book, which Pen discovers is more than just fiction. Now, with the help of her gumshoe ghost, Pen must solve the real-life cold case behind the bogus bestseller before the killer closes the book on her.
So what do cozy mysteries have in common with noir detective novels? Usually not much, but Cleo Coyle has done an excellent job of combining 2 of my favorite genres into one exciting mystery series! I was thrilled to find out there would be another Haunted Bookshop mystery after so long. I did worry though – would it have the same feel as the first books? Would I love it as much? The answer to both questions is a resounding yes.
Jack (the ghost of a 1940’s detective) and Pen (a bookshop owner) team up again to discover who killed a woman who stole a trendy bestseller from Pen’s shop. The dream sequences and flashbacks to Jacks old cases have an authentic 40’s pulp feel, while the current day action is a perfect cozy mystery. The characters are clever, the dialog is witty, and the mystery will keep you guessing. The Ghost and the Bogus Bookseller was well worth the wait.
About the Author
Cleo Coyle is a pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi, writing in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini. Both are New York Times bestselling authors of the Coffeehouse Mysteries–now celebrating nearly fifteen years in print. They also write the nationally bestselling Haunted Bookshop Mysteries, which were originally published under their second pseudonym, Alice Kimberly (The Ghost and Mrs. McClure, The Ghost and the Dead Deb, The Ghost and the Dead Man’s Library, The Ghost and the Femme Fatale, The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion). Alice has worked as a journalist in Washington, DC, and New York, and has written popular fiction for adults and children. A former magazine editor, Marc has authored espionage thrillers and nonfiction for adults and children. Alice and Marc are also bestselling media tie-in writers who have penned properties for Lucasfilm, NBC, Fox, Disney, Imagine, and MGM. They live and work in New York City, where they write independently and together. You can learn more about Cleo, her husband, and the books they write by visiting www.CoffeehouseMystery.com.
Author Links
Visit Cleo online: www.coffeehousemystery.com
Friend Cleo on Facebook:www.Facebook.com/CleoCoyle
Follow Cleo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cleocoyle/
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Great review Erika. It sounds great, but I have so many in this series that I have not yet read.
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It can get hard to keep up. 😊
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Good review. 😊❤️
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Thanks Pearl. 😊
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Erika – Thank you so much for helping us welcome Jack and Pen back! We love your review, and we hope you’ll continue to enjoy the stories of our Haunted Bookshop world. We’re already at work on the next book in the series, and we’ll keep everyone posted on the pub date. (We promise it won’t be another ten years!) Cheers for the beautiful post, and…
Have a Happy Halloween Season, everyone!
~ Cleo Coyle
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I am so looking forward to the next installment- I am glad they’re back! Thank you for stopping by, and have a wonderful fall. 🎃
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Good review. I enjoyed this one as well and tend to grab at simple paranormal. Paired with a cozy? perfect.
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Agreed – I love a good ghost with my cozy! 😊
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Good review. This sound interesting. Thanks.
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This definitely seems like a different sort of read!
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It is, and it’s a lot of fun! 😁
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