The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library by Cleo Coyle

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The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library (A Haunted Bookshop Mystery #3)
Cover of The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library by Cleo Coyle
Author(s) Cleo Coyle (pseudonym)
Published January 1st, 2006
Genre(s) Cozy Mystery, Paranormal
Age group Adult


Summary

Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure has just received a rare collection of Poe's complete works. Rumor has it a secret code, trapped within the pages, leads to buried treasure.

But it seems everyone who buys...dies.

Now Pen will need resident ghost P.I. Jack Shepard to help crack the case.

Trigger Warnings

  • 1940's derogatory slang
  • Alcohol use
  • Murder
  • Mind Reading
  • Misogyny
  • Racist Terms
  • Suicide (mentioned, MC's husband)
  • Sexism

Series

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Divorced white female MC
  • Ghost white male MC

Tropes