The Ghost and the Dead Librarian

The Ghost and the Dead Librarian - Hardcover

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The Ghost and the Dead Librarian - Hardcover

The Ghost and the Dead Librarian - Hardcover

by Cleo Coyle
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Book Overview

by Cleo Coyle (Author)

In an utterly charming new paranormal cozy mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle, a smalltown Rhode Island bookshop owner investigates the death of an eccentric librarian with the help of a wisecracking, 1940s gumshoe ghost.

As a young widow, Penelope moved back to her quaint Rhode Island town to give her young son a safer home and her aunt's dying bookshop new life. Using her late husband's insurance money, Pen polished the store into a local treasure. But her updates did more than attract new customers. They roused a dead private eye from his big sleep.

With Pen's affection for hardboiled detective stories, it's no surprise she's developed a fondness for the wisecracking yet oddly likeable spirit. Sure, Jack's cold spots are exasperating, along with his proclivity for putting noir fiction in the cozy section. But murder was Jack's business in life, and his PI skills come in awfully handy when the body of an eccentric librarian is found amid the bookshop's mystery aisles.

For years, Dory jokingly called herself "The Dead Librarian" because of her hobby of collecting local obituaries. Now, in death, she's discovered holding her own eerily pre-written obit. Was it a suicide note? Jack and Pen say no and their certainty takes them from a ghost town's ancient cemetery to a prominent family's Newport estate. Then an intriguing stranger comes to town. Nikki Burnside takes a keen interest in Dory's death and makes Pen a shocking offer, one that may change her life--and Jack's afterlife. But unless Jack can help Pen prove who "checked out" the librarian, a ruthless killer may close the book on her.

Author Biography

Cleo Coyle is the pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi and Marc Cerasini, the New York Times bestselling husband and wife writing duo with more than 1 million books sold. The authors of the Coffeehouse Mysteries, the Haunted Bookshop Mysteries, and the Haunted Bookshop Detective Mysteries, their books have landed on numerous "Best of" lists and received starred reviews from Library Journal and Kirkus. They are also accomplished media tie-in writers who have penned bestselling properties for Lucasfilm, NBC, Disney, Imagine, Fox, Toho, and MGM. Originally from Western Pennsylvania, they live in New York City and can be found online at CleoCoyleBooks.com.

Number of Pages: 384
Dimensions: 1.3 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: September 29, 2026
ISBN9781496749338
Author Cleo Coyle
PublisherKensington Cozies
GenreLiterature
FormatHardcover
PublishedSeptember 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages384
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Cleo Coyle

CLEO COYLE is the New York Times bestselling pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi, writing popular fiction in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini. With more than one million books sold, Alice and Marc are the authors of two long-running, "relentlessly entertaining" (Criminal Element) mystery series: the Coffeehouse Mysteries and Haunted Bookshop Mysteries. Cleo Coyle has been awarded starred reviews by Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews and honored with Best of Year selections by multiple reviewers. In addition to their popular mysteries, Alice and Marc have written many works of fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. They are also accomplished tie-in writers who have created bestselling properties for Lucasfilm, NBC, Fox, Disney, Imagine, Toho, and MGM. Originally from Western Pennsylvania, Alice and Marc live in New York City, where they haunt coffeehouses, hunt ghosts, wrangle rescue cats, cook like crazy, and write independently and together.

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