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sandyfleener's review against another edition
5.0
I love this series
I waited patiently (ahem, well kind of patiently) and I'm so glad I finally got to read this! Still love the series and the characters.
I waited patiently (ahem, well kind of patiently) and I'm so glad I finally got to read this! Still love the series and the characters.
katrenia's review against another edition
3.0
This book was enjoyable, and kept my attention, although it did seem to be longer than it needed to be. Perhaps I should have started with book one, but I kept mixing up some of the characters. I did enjoy all the quirky characters, and they made the book interesting. Now I may go back and read book one, LOL!
I listened to the audiobook, and the narrator was pretty good. The only odd thing was that a different narrator did the epilogue, so it was really poorly tied in.
I listened to the audiobook, and the narrator was pretty good. The only odd thing was that a different narrator did the epilogue, so it was really poorly tied in.
cheesygiraffe's review against another edition
4.0
I hope they continue to write more of this series.
katreader's review against another edition
5.0
THE GHOST AND THE BOGUS BESTSELLER by Cleo Coyle
The Sixth Haunted Bookshop Mystery
Jack Shepard, the ghost of a 1940s private detective is back on the scene. A slightly snobbish customer has fled Buy the Book, unpaid novel in hand. It's more than the theft that concerns Penelope Thornton-McClure, it's the older woman's reaction to the latest bestseller. Concerned, Pen, accompanied by Jack, tracks the woman down. What they discover is a slightly decrepit apartment, a talking bird, and a dead body. While it appears that the troubled customer committed suicide, the scene doesn't quite add up. Pen and Jack agree-it's murder!
Almost fifteen years ago I met a man. He was a little rough around the edges, but dashing, charming, and mysterious. I developed a major crush. Oh, I knew it would never work out between us, after all, he was dead...and fictional, but that didn't stop me from dreaming. Then he disappeared. For ten years I didn't hear from him, you might say he ghosted...but now Jack Shepard is back and better than ever!
After a ten year hiatus, the sixth Haunted Bookshop Mystery continues as if practically no time had passed and while readers may appreciate more subtleties if they've read the previous books in the series, especially how Jack and Pen met, it is certainly not necessary to appreciate this captivating new mystery that is both timely and timeless.
Cleo Coyle skillfully weaves a mystery filled with intersecting stories, past and present. It gives a look at literary snobbishness and academic condescension in the face of mass popularity as well as the perils of publishing. What's fascinating is how Jack shows cases from his past that shed light on the current mystery. The way in which Jack and Pen can be together is magical, and a fun trip to the 1940s for readers. But the mystery is just part of it.
THE GHOST AND THE BOGUS BESTSELLER illustrates how past choices can affect the present. It deals with love and loss, courage and partnership. Jack's been helping Pen, not only solve crimes, but believe in herself, heal herself and learn to love again. Welcome back, Jack.
FTC Disclosure – The publisher sent me a copy of this book in the hopes I would review it.
The Sixth Haunted Bookshop Mystery
Jack Shepard, the ghost of a 1940s private detective is back on the scene. A slightly snobbish customer has fled Buy the Book, unpaid novel in hand. It's more than the theft that concerns Penelope Thornton-McClure, it's the older woman's reaction to the latest bestseller. Concerned, Pen, accompanied by Jack, tracks the woman down. What they discover is a slightly decrepit apartment, a talking bird, and a dead body. While it appears that the troubled customer committed suicide, the scene doesn't quite add up. Pen and Jack agree-it's murder!
Almost fifteen years ago I met a man. He was a little rough around the edges, but dashing, charming, and mysterious. I developed a major crush. Oh, I knew it would never work out between us, after all, he was dead...and fictional, but that didn't stop me from dreaming. Then he disappeared. For ten years I didn't hear from him, you might say he ghosted...but now Jack Shepard is back and better than ever!
After a ten year hiatus, the sixth Haunted Bookshop Mystery continues as if practically no time had passed and while readers may appreciate more subtleties if they've read the previous books in the series, especially how Jack and Pen met, it is certainly not necessary to appreciate this captivating new mystery that is both timely and timeless.
Cleo Coyle skillfully weaves a mystery filled with intersecting stories, past and present. It gives a look at literary snobbishness and academic condescension in the face of mass popularity as well as the perils of publishing. What's fascinating is how Jack shows cases from his past that shed light on the current mystery. The way in which Jack and Pen can be together is magical, and a fun trip to the 1940s for readers. But the mystery is just part of it.
THE GHOST AND THE BOGUS BESTSELLER illustrates how past choices can affect the present. It deals with love and loss, courage and partnership. Jack's been helping Pen, not only solve crimes, but believe in herself, heal herself and learn to love again. Welcome back, Jack.
FTC Disclosure – The publisher sent me a copy of this book in the hopes I would review it.
git_r_read's review against another edition
5.0
Below is my review from 2018 when I read it on my Nook. I am re-reading the series in audio format and doing what I typically don't do....reading/listening to the entire series one after the other. Sort of chain-reading/listening.
I can still absolutely recommend this book, series and author.
****
I have missed this series so much! So very glad it's returned. I have a crush on fictional character Jack Shepherd, who is a ghost from back in the day of dames, gams, noir mystery talk. It's a good mystery but it's the little touches that I adore. How Jack and Pen talk to each other, how he can bring her to his back-in-the-day via her dreams to make a point, how Jack is able to come along with Pen.
The characters are varied and vivid, the make you smile or grimace.
Pen has a lot on her plate being a small-business owner, a mom, an investigator much to the dismay of the local cops. She makes it all work and I didn't roll my eyes once with how it all works out. That happens in some of the books I read. I know there is no way a normal person could do everything that they do in the book like having snacks ready at the snap of a finger, decorations pulled from somewhere, different dishes for each holiday, kids disappearing or seemingly able to take care of themselves or even pets.
Pen follows the clues with Jack's help and makes for a good mystery.
I can absolutely recommend this book, this series and this author.
I can still absolutely recommend this book, series and author.
****
I have missed this series so much! So very glad it's returned. I have a crush on fictional character Jack Shepherd, who is a ghost from back in the day of dames, gams, noir mystery talk. It's a good mystery but it's the little touches that I adore. How Jack and Pen talk to each other, how he can bring her to his back-in-the-day via her dreams to make a point, how Jack is able to come along with Pen.
The characters are varied and vivid, the make you smile or grimace.
Pen has a lot on her plate being a small-business owner, a mom, an investigator much to the dismay of the local cops. She makes it all work and I didn't roll my eyes once with how it all works out. That happens in some of the books I read. I know there is no way a normal person could do everything that they do in the book like having snacks ready at the snap of a finger, decorations pulled from somewhere, different dishes for each holiday, kids disappearing or seemingly able to take care of themselves or even pets.
Pen follows the clues with Jack's help and makes for a good mystery.
I can absolutely recommend this book, this series and this author.
calistaw's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
bluespirit's review against another edition
3.0
Why does she always assume that any person who says anything contradictory to what she believes to be true, must be delusional?
It was a fun surprise to hear Matteo Allegro's name brought up! A reference to her Coffeehouse Mystery Series
It was a fun surprise to hear Matteo Allegro's name brought up! A reference to her Coffeehouse Mystery Series
betcei's review against another edition
3.0
Are you a fan of the old timey mysteries of Dashiell Hamett and Raymond Chandler? Pulp mysteries? Then you will like one of the main characters in this book and the adventures/life lessons he helps our femaie bookseller have to solve her hometown murders. A woman falls to her death...or did she? A professor was killed in a car accident...or was he? A neighbor falls down a flight of stairs...or was she pushed? Penelope and Jack work together again to find out why a bestseller might be linked to all these deaths, and who might be causing them!
hopef's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75