Description
With the help of her gumshoe ghost, bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure sets out to clear an innocent woman of a shocking crime in this all-new entry in the “utterly charming” (Mystery Scene) Haunted Bookshop Mysteries from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.
Norma is a modern-day nomad. Living out of her van and teardrop trailer, she revels in self-reliance, solitude, and reading in the glorious peace of nature. Jovial, wise, and scrupulously honest, she’s become an uplifting presence in the little town of Quindicott, Rhode Island, where bookseller Pen is thankful to have her part-time help. But it’s Norma’s other job, working as a housekeeper at the Finch Inn, that gets her into terrible trouble. Norma is accused of stealing jewels from a guest’s room: the legendary Valentino Teardrops, an antique necklace and earring set, inherited by a young socialite. Pen doesn’t believe Norma is guilty of the crime—though the evidence is distressingly strong. And when the spirited Norma vanishes before her arrest, Pen turns to another spirit…
Jack Shepard, PI, may have been gunned down decades ago, but his memory hasn’t been ghosted. Back in the 1940s, those same Valentino Teardrops starred in a bizarre case of betrayal and murder. From the look of things, history is about to repeat. Now Jack is back on the job, and Pen is eternally grateful.
About the Author
JoinCleo's Coffee Clubfor bonus recipes and giveaways:Click Here to Subscribe to Cleo’s Free NewsletterCLEO COYLEis theNew York TimesandPublishers Weeklybestselling pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi, writing in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini. With more than 1 million books sold, they have gained an enthusiastic following. Cleo's "relenlessly entertaining" (Criminal Element) novels have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and Czech. Their books have earned starred reviews fromLibrary JournalandKirkus, Best of Year selection honors from multiple reviewers, and have been recommended byBooklistas among the best culinary mysteries for core library mystery collections.When not haunting coffeehouses, hunting ghosts, or wrangling their rescued stray cats, Alice and Marc areNew York Timesbestselling media tie-in writers who have penned properties for Lucasfilm, NBC, Fox, Disney, Imagine, Toho, and MGM. One of those projects (ghostwritten by Alice Alfonsi) was named byEntertainment Weeklyas the best media tie-in book written that year.CONNECT WITH CLEOatCleoCoyle.comandCoffeehouseMystery.com*******CLEO'S TWO BESTSELLING SERIES:Cleo’sCoffeehouse Mysteryseries, celebrated for pioneering both the “urban cozy" and “coffee cozy” mystery genres, follows the adventures of amateur sleuth Clare Cosi, a single mom with a complicated love life who manages a Greenwich Village coffeehouse and a crew of quirky baristas who helps her solve perplexing crimes.Cleo’sHaunted Bookshop Mysteryseries, hailed as a highly original and "utterly charming" (Mystery Scene) blend of cozy and hardboiled genres, features an earnest young New England widow who catches criminals with the help of a gumshoe ghost, the irrepressible spirit of a tough private detective who’d been gunned down in her bookshop decades before.*******LATEST BOOK NEWS:Don't miss the upcoming title in Cleo's long-running Coffeehouse Mystery series,NO ROAST FOR THE WEARY,now available for pre-order. Cleo's most recent release,BULLETPROOF BARISTA,was a "wildly entertaining" (Criminal Elment) national mystery bestseller; a #1 category best seller for Amazon; and honored with 2 Best of Year list selections by reviewers. The previous book in the series, "a honey of a tale" (Kirkus)HONEY ROASTEDis now available in a new paperback edition.Cleo's latest Haunted Bookshop Mystery releases includeTHE GHOST AND THE STOLEN TEARS,praised byKirkusas "a gem of a story." AndTHE GHOST GOES TO THE DOGS,a #1 category best seller for Amazon, whichFresh Fictioncalled "amazing and unique." The next Haunted Bookshop adventure is now underway!
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