The Ghost and the Femme Fatale

In this captivating Haunted Bookshop mystery by Cleo Coyle, writing as Alice Kimberly, bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure finds herself tangled in a murder mystery during the town's inaugural Film Noir Festival. As legendary actress Hedda Geist makes a dramatic return, the festival turns sinister when her life is threatened and other guests begin to die. Penelope teams up with her ghostly companion, Jack Shepard—a private investigator from the past—who recalls the dark secrets of Hedda’s history, leading them on a thrilling quest to uncover the truth before the weekend spirals further into chaos.