The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait, Cleo Coyle
The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait, Cleo Coyle
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The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait

Author: Cleo Coyle

Narrator: Traci Odom

Unabridged: 9 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/04/2021


Synopsis

Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure and her gumshoe ghost team up to solve the stunning mystery at the heart of a so-called "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 Cleo Coyle

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, 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 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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on May 02, 2021

Jack is back! I love this series! It is absolutely one of my favorite cozy mystery series, and I snap up a copy each time I see a new book pop up for pre-order. This time, I got my review copy and pre-ordered both the paperback and audio book. I gotta have my Jack and Penelope (that sounds like a co......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on February 12, 2021

Cleo Coyle is one of my favorite authors, so when The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait showed up on NetGalley, I was excited to request it. Penny and her Aunt Sadie own Buy The Book, located in Rhode Island. As they are preparing for a new event at the store, Penny and her two besties go to pick up som......more

Goodreads review by Anna on April 10, 2021

It is so good to have Jack back. I enjoy the series and look forward to more. I was kept guessing by who did it The MC has 2 good friends who are always there for her. She also has her aunt and son. What she doesn't have is a boyfriend (she is a widower), unless you consider Jack (the ghost) her boy......more