Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure didn't believe in ghosts - until she met the ghost of 1940s PI Jack Shepard. And when Pen's friend Seymour Tarnish gets into deep trouble, Pen thinks Jack can help.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By L. Kenney
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is the latest in the Haunted Bookshop series (#5) and continues to provide a good read. Mailman Simon Tarnish isn't the most likable guy but no one wants to see him sent to jail for murder so Penelope (along with resident ghost Jack) set out to prove that he's innocent.
This installment doesn't follow a particular author but delves (lightly) into paranormal mysteries. If you are looking for something spookier in the mystery genre you'd be better off with Victoria Laurie. That being said this is still one of my favorite current day series - they don't feel like they are mass produced just to satisfy an author's fan base which is nice.
This installment doesn't follow a particular author but delves (lightly) into paranormal mysteries. If you are looking for something spookier in the mystery genre you'd be better off with Victoria Laurie. That being said this is still one of my favorite current day series - they don't feel like they are mass produced just to satisfy an author's fan base which is nice.
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Better all the time
9 Jan 2009
By Lorraine Talbot
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It seemed like I'd been waiting a long time for this latest book in this series, but when I checked dates, it's only been 8 mos. since the previous one.
They get better all the time. The plot is this one is more complex, and it wasn't even clear there was a murder until close to the end, not that there wasn't plenty of action and suspense. The relationship between Penelope, the bookshop co-owner and Jack, the resident ghost has grown. An element of the plot was one of the characters wanted to exorcise all the town's ghosts which made Pen worried, as she's come to depend on Jack, not only to help solve the town's mysteries, but as a friend/confidant.
I love this series and will be counting the months until there's another
installment.
They get better all the time. The plot is this one is more complex, and it wasn't even clear there was a murder until close to the end, not that there wasn't plenty of action and suspense. The relationship between Penelope, the bookshop co-owner and Jack, the resident ghost has grown. An element of the plot was one of the characters wanted to exorcise all the town's ghosts which made Pen worried, as she's come to depend on Jack, not only to help solve the town's mysteries, but as a friend/confidant.
I love this series and will be counting the months until there's another
installment.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best One Yet
9 Jan 2009
By NY Bookster
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
I was late to this series and found it accidentally, but I am a huge fan of Cleo Coyle's coffehouse mysteries and didn't realize that she also writes this series. I then read all of the prior books and really liked them. This one was my favorite one so far. The mystery definitely had a different twist and as always I really liked the interaction of the two main characters. This is truly a "cozy" book to curl up with!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Delightful cozy with a paranormal touch.
28 Jan 2009
By K. Albeck
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was the first book that I read in the series, and I was hooked immediately. Our ghost, Jack Shepherd, is pure 1940's Raymond Chandler, and is the perfect companion for our heroine, twenty-first century bookstore owner Penelope McClure. I'm now going back and reading them in order, and I love that Jack has his own ongoing mystery. The supporting cast of Pen's son and aunt, the local mailman, small town political people and other town figures are fleshed out nicely but don't "hog the limelight."
I picked this book up when I discovered that Alice Kimberly is a nom de plume of Cleo Coyle, whose Coffeehouse series is a favorite. The series are entirely different, but both are wonderful - more, please!
I picked this book up when I discovered that Alice Kimberly is a nom de plume of Cleo Coyle, whose Coffeehouse series is a favorite. The series are entirely different, but both are wonderful - more, please!
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