The Ghost and the Dead Deb by Cleo Coyle

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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 (pseudonym)
Published September 6, 2005
Genre(s) Cozy Mystery, Paranormal
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)
  • Date Rape (mentioned)
  • Drug Addiction/Use (mentioned)
  • Misogyny
  • Murder
  • Sensationalizing a murder
  • Sexual Assault (implied)
  • Speaking ill of the dead
  • Stranglulation (w/ belt)
  • 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