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The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait by Cleo Coyle
A Haunted Bookshop Mystery Book 7
Berkley • May 4, 2021
Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure and her gumshoe ghost team up to solve the stunning mystery at the heart of a madwoman’s self-portrait in this all-new installment from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.
While gathering a collection of vintage book cover paintings for a special event in her quaint Rhode Island bookshop, Penelope discovers a spooky portrait of a beautiful woman, one who supposedly went mad, according to town gossip. Seymour, the local mailman, falls in love with the haunting image and buys the picture, refusing to part with it, even as fatal accidents befall those around it. Is the canvas cursed? Or is something more sinister at work?
For answers, Pen turns to an otherworldly source: Jack Shepard, PI. Back in the 1940s, Jack cracked a case of a killer cover artist, and (to Pen’s relief) his spirit is willing to help her solve this mystery, even if he and his license did expire decades ago.
About the Author
CLEO COYLE is a pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi, writing in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini. Both are New York Times bestselling authors of the long-running Coffeehouse Mysteries—now celebrating eighteen years in print. They are also authors of the nationally bestselling Haunted Bookshop Mysteries, previously written under the pseudonym Alice Kimberly. Alice has worked as a journalist in Washington, D.C., 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 both 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.
Author Links
Webpage: https://www.coffeehousemystery.com/cleos_haunted_bookshop.cfm
Free Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/cleocoylerecipes/newsletter
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CleoCoyle/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CleoCoyle
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/cleo-coyle
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/51488.Cleo_Coyle
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cleocoyle_author/
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Kay Garrett
Can’t wait for the opportunity to read this book on my TBR list. Always enjoy this author’s books.
Thank you for being part of the book tour for “The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait” by Cleo Coyle.
Cleo Coyle
Thank you, Kay!
Dianne Casey
I have this book on my TBR list. Looking forward to reading it.
Cleo Coyle
Thank you, Dianne!
Cleo Coyle
Greetings! Just dropping in to thank Brooke Blogs for the lovely spotlight on our new Haunted Bookshop Mystery. We’re so happy you joined us in welcoming Jack and Pen back to sleuthing again.
Love your motto, too, and we couldn’t agree more:
Live, Love, Laugh, and Read (with joy)!
xoxo
~ Cleo