The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Cleo Coyle
| Author(s) | Cleo Coyle |
|---|---|
| Published | February 4th, 2004 |
| Genre(s) | Cozy Mystery, Paranormal Romance |
| Age group | Adult |
Summary
Young widow Penelope Thornton-McClure and her old Aunt Sadie are making ends meet by managing a mystery book shop—a quaint Rhode Island landmark rumored to be haunted. Pen may not believe in ghosts, but she does believe in good publicity—like nabbing Timothy Brennan for a book signing. But soon after the bestselling thriller writer reveals a secret about the store’s link to a 1940s murder, he keels over dead—and right in the middle of the store’s new Community Events space.
Who gives Mrs. McClure the first clue that it was murder? The bookstore’s full-time ghost—a PI murdered on the very spot more than fifty years ago. Is he a figment of Pen’s overactive imagination? Or is the oddly likable fedora-wearing specter the only hope Pen has to solve the crime? You can bet your everlasting life on it..
Trigger Warnings
- 1940's derogatory slang
- Alcohol use
- 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
- Rich People Privilege
- Sexism
- Sexual Fantasies
- Stalking (mentioned)
- Suicide (past, mentioned MC's husband via jumping out a window)
Series
- #1 The Ghost and Mrs. McClure
- #2 The Ghost and the Dead Deb
- #3 The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library
- #4 The Ghost and the Femme Fatale
- #5 The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion
Representation
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.
- Divorced white female MC
- Ghost white male MC
- Gay male SC
