The Ghost and The Haunted Mansion: A Haunted Bookshop Mystery

Praise for the Haunted Bookshop Mysteries
     
    The Ghost and the Dead Man’s Library
    “I love this series. Pen and Jack are such likable characters . . . This series is so well written . . . I highly recommend this book and the complete series.”
    — Spinetingler Magazine
     
    “Cleverly devised . . . starring an offbeat combo.”
    — Midwest Book Review
     
     
    The Ghost and the Dead Deb
    “A beguiling and bewitching mystery that will enchant readers . . . Alice Kimberly is a talented storyteller.”
    — 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 Readers Connection
     
     
    The Ghost and Mrs. McClure
    “A deliciously charming mystery with a haunting twist!”
    —Laura Childs, author of Death Swatch
     
    “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.”— Romantic Times
     
    “Ms. Kimberly has penned a unique premise and cast of characters to hook us on her first of a series.”— Rendezvous
     
    “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
     
    “Charming, funny, and quirky . . . He is hard-boiled in the tradition of Philip Marlowe and she is a genteel Miss Marple . . . 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
     
     
    To read more about the Haunted Bookshop Mysteries
or the Coffeehouse Mysteries, visit the author’s website at
www.CoffeehouseMystery.com .

Haunted Bookshop Mysteries by Cleo Coyle
writing as 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
     
    Coffeehouse Mysteries by Cleo Coyle
     
    ON WHAT GROUNDS
    THROUGH THE GRINDER
    LATTE TROUBLE
    MURDER MOST FROTHY
    DECAFFEINATED CORPSE
    FRENCH PRESSED
    ESPRESSO SHOT

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