The Ghost and the Dead Deb - (Haunted Bookshop Mystery) by Alice Kimberly & Cleo Coyle (Paperback)

About the Book

Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure wants her resident sleuth-ghost, Jack, to stop haunting her customers. But when a pretty author is murdered, Jack can't rest in peace. Original.

Book Synopsis

When a visiting author is murdered, bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure and her ghostly companion must spook out the devious killer in this Haunted Bookshop mystery from Cleo Coyle, writing as Alice Kimberly.

The only rule bookshop owner and widow Penelope Thornton-McClure has given ghostly hard boiled P.I. Jack Shepard is to not haunt the customers. But when hot, young author Angel Stark arrives at the store to promote her latest, a true crime novel, Jack can hardly contain himself. After all, this is his specialty!

Angel's book is an unsolved mystery about a debutante found strangled to death. And it's filled with juicy details that point a finger at a number of people in the deb's high society circle. But when the author winds up dead too--in precisely the same way--Pen is fast on the case...which means Jack is too. After all, a ghost detective never rests in peace.

Review Quotes

Praise for The Ghost and the Dead Deb

"A beguiling and bewitching mystery that will enchant readers...A talented story teller."--The Best Reviews

"Combining elements of cozy mysteries with detective noir, throwing in a bit of the paranormal, this is a series that will please any mystery fan."--The Romance Reader's Connection

More Praise for the Haunted Bookshop Mysteries

"Deliciously charming."--New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs

"I love this series. Pen and Jack are such likeable characters."--Spinetingler magazine

"Ms. Kimberly has penned a unique premise and cast of characters to hook us."--Rendezvous

"[Jack] is hard boiled in the tradition of Phillip Marlowe and [Pen] is a genteel Miss Marple; yet the two opposites make an explosive combination."--Midwest Book Review

"What a delightful new mystery series! I was hooked from the start."--Roundtable Reviews

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 more than ten years in print. As Alice Kimberly, they also write the nationally bestselling Haunted Bookshop Mysteries. 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.