The Ghost and the Dead Deb by Cleo Coyle

From Book Trigger Warnings
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 Romance
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)
  • Autoerotic Asphyxiation (mentioned)
  • Date Rape (mentioned)
  • Derogatory Language against women
  • Drug Addiction/Use/Dealing (mentioned)
  • Graphic descriptions of crime scenes
  • Kink
  • Misogyny
  • Murders
  • Sensationalizing a murder
  • Sexual Assault (implied)
  • Sexual Situations
  • 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