|
The Ghost and Mrs. McClure: A Haunted Bookshop Mystery | 
 enlarge | Author: Alice Kimberley
Publisher: Wheeler Publishing
Category: Book
Buy Used: $145.98
Used (3) from $145.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 1624774
Format: Large Print
Media: Paperback
Edition: Large Print
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 319
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 158724666X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781587246661
ASIN: 158724666X
Publication Date: June 21, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Excellent customer service. Order inquiries handled promptly.
|
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Young widow Penelope Thornton-McClure and her old Aunt Sadie are making ends meet by managing a mystery bookshop - a quaint Rhode Island landmark rumored to be haunted. Pen may not believe the rumors, but when a bestselling thriller writer reveals a secret about the store's link to a 1940s murder, then keels over dead right in the middle of the store, who gives her the first clue that it was murder? The bookstore's full-time ghost.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 34 more reviews...
 Good start.... November 27, 2008
I am speaking as someone who really does not do mysteries all that often so believe me when I say that these books are excellent. The author did two things that I liked a lot created a strong female character and does not center the stories on her child Spencer. Speaking for myself I find the involvement of children in a series of mystery novels to be almost nauseating. Too often the plot degrades into a modern adaptation of saving timmy because he fell down the well. If the author continues the series long enough I'm sure Spencer will be a valuable addition to the teams its just that right now he cannot contribute much.
The author does the intelligent thing and centers the action on Peneleope along with her collection of friends and the fact that in addition to trying to solve a murder mystery she is trying to pull her life back together after her husband's suicide. Her character has much more depth then you would expect.
Jack Shepard is also an interesting character in typical fashion soft on the inside and tough on the outside. Considering that the author writes a series about a coffee shop the author does hard boiled detective very well.
Overall-A fun and fast series of mysteries that I would recommend to anyone.
The Ghost and Mrs. McClure October 6, 2008
This is a very enjoyable book with very real likable characters, except for the ghost, he isn't "very real". It is a nice mystery that brings in characters, working together, in a small northeast American town. I have since read all of the books in this series and have enjoyed them very much.
 Good Start September 13, 2008
I picked up this book after hearing great things about the series. While I thought the story was somewhat predictable, I thought it was a great storyline and a great introduction to the series' characters. I'm looking forward to reading the next in the series!
More than a 4 less than a 5 August 19, 2008
The concept behind this series is as entertaining as the old series The Ghost and Mrs Muir. The references to old 40'smovies and mystery books brings humor to a serious subject. This is a a good start to the series and the next three are as enjoyable.
 Ok start of a series, but needs work July 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was not the best book I have read, but it was not horrible either. I liked Penelope the main character, I liked the people in the town even if they were a little cliche at times, but the one part of this book I actually did not like was the ghost, Jack. His character was the most formulaic of all. It felt like Ms. Kimberly had spent too much time watching really bad 1930's/40's detective movies and decided to model Jack after what she had seen. The usage of doll and dame and other cliched detective speak was prolific in this book. It made it difficult to make Jack the ghost a likable character because I kept rolling my eyes when he would say anything. I do, however, intend on purchasing another book in this series. I am hoping that maybe with the first book behind her, Ms. Kimberly improves on the characterization in the preceding books. I think this series has great promise. It just needs a little more thought put into it.
|
|
|
| |
