The Ghost and Mrs. McClure (Haunted Bookshop Mystery) - Softcover

Kimberly, Alice; Coyle, Cleo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425194612 ISBN 13: 9780425194614

Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S., 2004

Synopsis

THE FIRST HAUNTED BOOKSHOP MYSTERY FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR CLEO COYLE--WRITING AS ALICE KIMBERLY

"Part cozy and part hard-boiled detective novel with traces of the supernatural, The Ghost and Mrs. McClure is just a lot of fun."--The Mystery Reader

Young widow Penelope Thornton-McClure and her old Aunt Sadie are making ends meet by managing a mystery book shop--a quaint Rhode Island landmark rumored to be haunted. Pen may not believe in ghosts, but she does believe in good publicity--like nabbing Timothy Brennan for a book signing. But soon after the bestselling thriller writer reveals a secret about the store's link to a 1940s murder, he keels over dead--and right in the middle of the store's new Community Events space.

Who gives Mrs. McClure the first clue that it was murder? The bookstore's full-time ghost--a PI murdered on the very spot more than fifty years ago. Is he a figment of Pen's overactive imagination? Or is the oddly likable fedora-wearing specter the only hope Pen has to solve the crime? You can bet your everlasting life on it...

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Praise for The Ghost and Mrs. McClure

"A deliciously charming mystery with a haunting twist!"--New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs

"Quindicott's enigmatic townspeople come alive in this quirky mystery and readers will eagerly anticipate future installments--and the continuing easy banter and romantic tension between Jack and Penelope."--RT Book Reviews

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

"A charming, funny and quirky mystery starring a suppressed widow and a stimulating ghost who is attracted to her even though they can only meet in her dreams. He is hard boiled in the tradition of Phillip Marlowe and she is a genteel Miss Marple; yet the two opposites make an explosive combination. Alice Kimberly definitely has a hit series if the first book is anything to go by."--Midwest Book Review

"What a delightful new mystery series! I was hooked from the start....I adored the ghost of Jack....Pairing him with the disbelieving Penelope is a brilliant touch."--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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0425194612
• ISBN 13: 9780425194614
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 272