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When Penelope Thornton-McClure, a small‑town bookshop owner, receives a rare edition of Edgar Allan Poe’s complete works, whispers of a hidden code promise buried treasure. Yet each customer who buys a copy seems doomed, and deaths begin to pile up. Desperate, Penelope turns to Jack Shepard, a resident ghost detective, to help crack the case and protect her shop and the community.
As the investigation unfolds, the lines between literary legend and supernatural reality blur, forcing Penelope to confront both the mystery’s dark secrets and her own resilience.
The story blends elements of crime, mystery, and the uncanny, weaving in themes of literature, fate, and the spirit world amid a small‑town bookstore setting.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Alice Kimberly
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