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Author: Alice Kimberly
Title: The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library
Genre: Gentle reads
Publication Date: 2006
Number of pages: 258
Geographical Setting: New York City and Quindicott, Rhode Island
Time Period: October 18-22, 1946, and today.
Series: Haunted bookshop mysteries, 3
Plot Summary: The prologue tells you about the man Jack, who this lady hired to investigate the whereabouts of man that she did an investment deal with. This was back in 1946. The story takes you to today where Jack is a ghost and he communicates to this lady, Penelope, who owns a bookstore. He helps her solve a murder that is believed to be an accident and the victims name is Peter Chesley. She goes to his house with her Aunt Sadie and they come back later and find him dead. He leaves her a 13 volume set of books by Edgar Allan Poe and they are highly sought after. Jack helps her solve a code related to the books.
Subject headings: Bookstores, Codes (Communication), Haunted places, murder and Women booksellers.
Appeal: Leisurely paced, Story lines about relations between women and others and the characters are comfortable companions.
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