![]() ![]() Back in the 1940s, those same Valentino Teardrops starred in a bizarre case of betrayal and murder. Jack Shepard, PI, may have been gunned down decades ago, but his memory hasn’t been ghosted. And when the spirited Norma vanishes before her arrest, Pen turns to another spirit… Pen doesn’t believe Norma is guilty of the crime-though the evidence is distressingly strong. Norma is accused of stealing jewels from a guest’s room: the legendary Valentino Teardrops, an antique necklace and earring set, inherited by a young socialite. ![]() But it’s Norma’s other job, working as a housekeeper at the Finch Inn, that gets her into terrible trouble. Jovial, wise, and scrupulously honest, she’s become an uplifting presence in the little town of Quindicott, Rhode Island, where bookseller Pen is thankful to have her part-time help. Living out of her van and teardrop trailer, she revels in self-reliance, solitude, and reading in the glorious peace of nature. With the help of her gumshoe ghost, bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure sets out to clear an innocent woman of a shocking crime in this all-new entry in the "utterly charming" (Mystery Scene) Haunted Bookshop Mysteries from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle. THE GHOST AND THE STOLEN TEARS is a thrilling ride. The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller, October 2018 The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait, May 2021 Mass Market Paperback / e-Book / audiobook (reprint) The Ghost and the Stolen Tears, October 2022 ![]() Mass Market Paperback / e-Book / audiobook ![]()
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