**A stray dog leads bookseller Penelope McClure and her gumshoe ghost on
a chase for a clever killer in this brand-new entry in the "utterly
charming" (Mystery Scene) Haunted Bookshop Mysteries from New York
Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.
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Pet Mystery Week brings brisk business to Penelope's Rhode Island
bookshop, but a real mystery comes barking at her door when a lost dog
turns up in a panic. Pen and her son Spencer follow the furry fugitive
to a wooded area where the dog's owner lies unconscious. Mrs. Cunningham
is a warm-hearted widow who volunteers at the animal shelter and runs
Buy the Book's pet lovers book club. Why would anyone shoot such a sweet
soul?
The police believe it's an accident, a shot by a careless deer hunter,
but Pen remains skeptical. To straighten out this doggone mess, she
whistles for the ghost of PI Jack Shepard, an expert in hounding as well
as haunting. Jack has a dog story of his own, a case from the 1940s that
may help Pen sniff out clues to her present predicament. Yet even with
Jack's hard-boiled help, Pen may not be able to stop the killer from
striking again or letting this whole case go to the dogs...