The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller
(Haunted Bookshop Mystery)
by Cleo Coyle
About the Book
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
6th in Series
Berkley (September 25, 2018)
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 0425237451
ISBN-13: 978-0425237458
Digital ASIN: B078VX9SNF
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.
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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REVIEW
*I received a free copy of this book which I voluntarily chose to write an honest review for.
So I can fully admit that this was the first book in the series that I have had time to read but it was still great regardless. I did not really feel like I was missing anything as I met Pen and her ghostly partner in crime. The combination of the two flows quite smoothly with the mystery as well as the book theme as they talk back and forth working to solve the murder that the cops claim is a suicide. Other characters are equally as fascinating making for a wonderful story that was just full of surprises with a twist at the end. If you like cozy mysteries with a ghost and book theme I bet you will really enjoy this one. I totally loved it so I give it 5/5 stars.
So I can fully admit that this was the first book in the series that I have had time to read but it was still great regardless. I did not really feel like I was missing anything as I met Pen and her ghostly partner in crime. The combination of the two flows quite smoothly with the mystery as well as the book theme as they talk back and forth working to solve the murder that the cops claim is a suicide. Other characters are equally as fascinating making for a wonderful story that was just full of surprises with a twist at the end. If you like cozy mysteries with a ghost and book theme I bet you will really enjoy this one. I totally loved it so I give it 5/5 stars.
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Thank you for your review and for being part of the book tour for "The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller" by Cleo Coyle. I'd love the opportunity to read this book.
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Greetings, Books a Plenty -- Just dropping in to thank you for taking the time to review our new Haunted Bookshop Mystery. Marc and I are delighted to know you enjoyed our work. We're especially happy to know this was your introduction to the series. We hope you'll continue to read our Jack and Pen stories. We're working on a new one now, and we'll keep everyone informed of the pub date. (We promise it won't be another ten years!) Cheers again for the kind review, and...
ReplyDeleteHave a Happy Halloween season!
~ Cleo