With the help of her gumshoe ghost, bookshop owner Penelope
Thornton-McClure sets out to clear an innocent woman of a shocking crime
in this all-new entry in the "utterly charming" (Mystery Scene)
Haunted Bookshop Mysteries from New York Times bestselling author Cleo
Coyle.
Norma is a modern-day nomad. Living out of her van and teardrop trailer,
she revels in self-reliance, solitude, and reading in the glorious peace
of nature. Jovial, wise, and scrupulously honest, she's become an
uplifting presence in the little town of Quindicott, Rhode Island, where
bookseller Pen is thankful to have her part-time help. But it's Norma's
other job, working as a housekeeper at the Finch Inn, that gets her into
terrible trouble. Norma is accused of stealing jewels from a guest's
room: the legendary Valentino Teardrops, an antique necklace and earring
set, inherited by a young socialite. Pen doesn't believe Norma is guilty
of the crime--though the evidence is distressingly strong. And when the
spirited Norma vanishes before her arrest, Pen turns to another
spirit...
Jack Shepard, PI, may have been gunned down decades ago, but his memory
hasn't been ghosted. Back in the 1940s, those same Valentino Teardrops
starred in a bizarre case of betrayal and murder. From the look of
things, history is about to repeat. Now Jack is back on the job, and Pen
is eternally grateful.
