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   | title    = The Ghost and the Femme Fatale (A Haunted Bookshop Mystery #4)
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   | title    = The Ghost and the Femme Fatale
 
   | author    = Cleo Coyle
 
   | author    = Cleo Coyle
 
   | image    = TGatFF.jpg
 
   | image    = TGatFF.jpg
 
   | published = May 6th, 2008
 
   | published = May 6th, 2008
 
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   | genres    = Cozy Mystery, Paranormal
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   | genres    = Cozy Mystery<br>Paranormal Romance
 
   | agegroup  = Adult
 
   | agegroup  = Adult
 
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==Summary==
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''The Ghost and the Femme Fatale'' by Cleo Coyle is a paranormal cozy mystery novel, originally published on May 6, 208. It is the fourth book in the [[Haunted Bookshop Mystery by Cleo Coyle (series)|Haunted Bookshop Mystery]] series.
'''A film festival gone noir gives bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure and her ghostly companion a big screen caper to solve in this Haunted Bookshop mystery from Cleo Coyle, writing as Alice Kimberly.'''
 
 
 
The Movie Town Theater is holding its first ever Film Noir Festival, with Pen handling book sales for the guest speakers, including screen actress Hedda Geist. The legendary femme fatale has been out of the spotlight for decades. Unfortunately, the moment she steps back into it, she's nearly killed. Then other guests start to die, and Penelope wants to know why her little town's Film Noir weekend has taken a truly dark turn.
 
 
 
With local police on the wrong track, Penelope enlists the help of Jack Shepard, P.I. Okay, so Jack hasn't had a heartbeat since 1949, when he was gunned down in what is now Pen's store. But the hard-boiled ghost actually remembers Hedda's dark past and Penelope's sure he can help solve this case--even if he and his license did expire more than fifty years ago...
 
  
 
==Trigger Warnings==
 
==Trigger Warnings==
 
*1940's derogatory slang
 
*1940's derogatory slang
*Abusive Spouse (deceased, but brought up)
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*Ableism (trying to "out" someone as not being disabled)
*Age-Gap Relationships
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*Abusive spouse (deceased, but brought up)
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*Age-gap relationships
 
*Ageism  
 
*Ageism  
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*Drug use (mentioned, pills)
 
*Fat Phobia
 
*Fat Phobia
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*Forced Medication (pushed but not taken)
 
*Murder(s)
 
*Murder(s)
*Negligent Parenting (past, mentioned MC's husband)
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*Nepotism
*Sexual Assault (mentioned)
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*Negligent parenting (past, mentioned MC's husband)
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*Sexual assault (mentioned)
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*Statutory rape
 
*Suicide (past, mentioned MC's husband via jumping out a window)
 
*Suicide (past, mentioned MC's husband via jumping out a window)
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*Theft
  
 
==Series==
 
==Series==
*[https://booktriggerwarnings.com/The_Ghost_and_Mrs._McClure_by_Cleo_Coyle #1 The Ghost and Mrs. McClure]
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# [[The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Cleo Coyle]]
*[https://booktriggerwarnings.com/The_Ghost_and_the_Dead_Deb_by_Cleo_Coyle #2 The Ghost and the Dead Deb]
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# [[The Ghost and the Dead Deb by Cleo Coyle]]
*[https://booktriggerwarnings.com/The_Ghost_and_the_Dead_Man's_Library_by_Cleo_Coyle #3 The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library]
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# [[The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library by Cleo Coyle]]
*[https://booktriggerwarnings.com/The_Ghost_and_the_Femme_Fatale_by_Cleo_Coyle #4 The Ghost and the Femme Fatale]
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# [[The Ghost and the Femme Fatale by Cleo Coyle]]
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# [[The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion by Cleo Coyle]]
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# [[The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller by Cleo Coyle]]
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# [[The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait by Cleo Coyle]]
  
 
==Representation==
 
==Representation==
 
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity.
 
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity.
  
*Divorced white female MC
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*Divorced white female main character
*Ghost white male MC
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*Gay male side character
*Gay male SC
 
  
 
==Tropes==
 
==Tropes==
*[https://booktriggerwarnings.com/Bookish_themes_(trope) Bookish Themes]
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*[[Bookish themes (trope)|Bookish themes]]
*[https://booktriggerwarnings.com/Haunted_house_(trope) Haunted House]
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*[[Haunted house (trope)|Haunted house]]
*[https://booktriggerwarnings.com/Small_town_(trope) Small Town]
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*[[Paranormal romance (trope)|Paranormal romance]]
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*[[Small town (trope)|Small town]]
  
 
[[Category:Books]]
 
[[Category:Books]]
 
[[Category:Adult]]
 
[[Category:Adult]]
 
[[Category:Mystery]]
 
[[Category:Mystery]]
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[[Category:Cozy Mystery]]

Latest revision as of 13:39, 20 February 2024

The Ghost and the Femme Fatale
Cover of The Ghost and the Femme Fatale by Cleo Coyle
Author(s) Cleo Coyle
Published May 6th, 2008
Genre(s) Cozy Mystery
Paranormal Romance
Age group Adult


The Ghost and the Femme Fatale by Cleo Coyle is a paranormal cozy mystery novel, originally published on May 6, 208. It is the fourth book in the Haunted Bookshop Mystery series.

Trigger Warnings

  • 1940's derogatory slang
  • Ableism (trying to "out" someone as not being disabled)
  • Abusive spouse (deceased, but brought up)
  • Age-gap relationships
  • Ageism
  • Drug use (mentioned, pills)
  • Fat Phobia
  • Forced Medication (pushed but not taken)
  • Murder(s)
  • Nepotism
  • Negligent parenting (past, mentioned MC's husband)
  • Sexual assault (mentioned)
  • Statutory rape
  • Suicide (past, mentioned MC's husband via jumping out a window)
  • Theft

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

Representation

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

  • Divorced white female main character
  • Gay male side character

Tropes