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Synopsis
After an elegant new customer has a breakdown in her shop, Penelope suspects there is something bogus behind the biggest bestseller of the year. This popular potboiler is so hot that folks in her tiny Rhode Island town are dying to read it--literally. First one customer turns up dead, followed by another mysterious fatality connected to the book, which Pen discovers is more than just fiction. Now, with the help of her gumshoe ghost, Pen must solve the real-life cold case behind the bogus bestseller before the killer closes the book on her.
Is The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This cozy paranormal mystery features murders connected to a bestselling book, with the protagonist investigating deaths in her small town. Violence is moderate (multiple deaths, investigation of cold case) but not graphically depicted. No sexual content or strong language.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder and death.
Who'll love this
Readers who enjoy cozy mysteries with a supernatural twist will love following Penelope and her ghost detective partner as they solve murders connected to a mysterious bestseller.