The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Cleo Coyle

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The Ghost and Mrs. McClure
Cover of The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Cleo Coyle
Author(s) Cleo Coyle
Published February 4th, 2004
Publisher Penguin
Genre(s) Cozy Mystery, Paranormal Romance
Age group Adult


The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Cleo Coyle is a paranormal cozy mystery novel, originally published on February 4, 2004. It is the first book in the Haunted Bookshop Mystery series.

Trigger Warnings

  • 1940's derogatory slang
  • Alcohol use
  • Classism
  • Depression
  • Gaslighting
  • Mind reading
  • Misogyny
  • Misuse of the word penetrate
  • Murder(s)
  • Peeping in the shower (by the ghost)
  • Physical assault
  • Predatory sexual advances (not unwanted by MC though)
  • Racism
  • Sexism
  • Sexual fantasies
  • Stalking (mentioned)
  • Suicide (past, mentioned MC's husband via jumping out a window)

Series

  1. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Cleo Coyle
  2. The Ghost and the Dead Deb by Cleo Coyle
  3. The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library by Cleo Coyle
  4. The Ghost and the Femme Fatale by Cleo Coyle
  5. The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion by Cleo Coyle
  6. The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller by Cleo Coyle
  7. The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait by Cleo Coyle
  8. The Ghost and the Stolen Tears by Cleo Coyle
  9. The Ghost Goes to the Dogs by Cleo Coyle

Representation

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

  • Divorced white female main character
  • Gay male side character

Tropes