{"product_id":"the-ghost-and-the-dead-deb-9780425199442","title":"The Ghost and the Dead Deb","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen a visiting author is murdered, bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure and her ghostly companion must spook out the devious killer in this Haunted Bookshop mystery from Cleo Coyle, writing as Alice Kimberly.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only rule bookshop owner and widow Penelope Thornton-McClure has given ghostly hard boiled P.I. Jack Shepard is to not haunt the customers. But when hot, young author Angel Stark arrives at the store to promote her latest, a true crime novel, Jack can hardly contain himself. After all, this is his specialty  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Angel's book is an unsolved mystery about a debutante found strangled to death. And it's filled with juicy details that point a finger at a number of people in the deb's high society circle. But when the author winds up dead too--in precisely the same way--Pen is fast on the case...which means Jack is too. After all, a ghost detective never rests in peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCleo Coyle\u003c\/b\u003e is a pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi, writing in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini. Both are \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling authors of the Coffeehouse Mysteries--now celebrating more than ten years in print. As \u003cb\u003eAlice Kimberly\u003c\/b\u003e, they also write the nationally bestselling Haunted Bookshop Mysteries. Alice has worked as a journalist in Washington, DC, and New York, and has written popular fiction for adults and children. A former magazine editor, Marc has authored espionage thrillers and nonfiction for adults and children. Alice and Marc are also bestselling media tie-in writers who have penned properties for Lucasfilm, NBC, Fox, Disney, Imagine, and MGM. They live and work in New York City, where they write independently and together.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644482785554,"sku":"9780425199442","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_16967158-1763-4518-9578-1a5570cecbf9.jpg?v=1733111425","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ghost-and-the-dead-deb-9780425199442","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}