Anna S. (annapi) reviewed on 1/2/2010 + 334 more book reviews

In the second book of the Haunted Bookshop series, Penelope has invited a true-crime author for a reading from her current bestseller, a tell-all about the unsolved murder of her friend. The book has angered the spoiled socialite's peers as she reveals secrets and shreds reputations, and hints at her knowing who committed the crime. When her dead body is discovered in the lake, and a local young man goes missing, he is immediately suspected of the crime, especially when his past involvement with drug dealing surfaces. Penelope believes it more likely to be someone from the past, involved in the original murder, and with the help of her friendly ghost detective, starts investigating. It's an entertaining enough story, and I should have guessed the murderer's identity, but it unfolds without much suspense, which is ok for a cozy mystery. What I found extremely irritating, however, were the incidences of sloppy writing/editing - I mean, come on, a published author or at least her editor should know the difference between a possessive and a plural! To have one is bad enough but excusable, but THREE??!!! Someone's being overpaid if they don't know when not to use an apostrophe.

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