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Revision as of 06:16, 15 September 2023

The Ghost and the Dead Deb (A Haunted Bookshop Mystery #2)
Cover of The Ghost and the Dead Deb by Cleo Coyle
Author(s) Cleo Coyle
Published September 6, 2005
Genre(s) Cozy Mystery, Paranormal
Age group Adult


Summary

Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure wants her resident sleuth-ghost, Jack, to stop haunting her customers. But when a pretty author is murdered, Jack can't rest in peace.

Trigger Warnings

  • 1940's derogatory slang
  • Abusive Spouse (deceased, but brought up)
  • Date Rape (mentioned)
  • Drug Addiction/Use (mentioned)
  • Graphic descriptions of crime scenes
  • Misogyny
  • Murders
  • Sensationalizing a murder
  • Sexual Assault (implied)
  • Speaking ill of the dead
  • Strangulation (w/ belt & rope)
  • Suicide (mentioned, MC's husband)

Series

Representation

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

  • Divorced white female MC
  • Ghost white male MC
  • Gay male SC

Tropes