Description: The local Film Noir festival takes a dark turn when a legendary femme fatale is nearly killed. Now, bookstore owner Penelope Thornton-McClure enlists the help of P.I. Jack Shepard--even though he and his license expired more than 50 years ago. Original.
Review Quotes: Praise for The Ghost and the Femme Fatale
"A film noir festival is a perfect backdrop for Pen and Jack to undercover the scandalous behavior of the industry's major players. The sexual tension between them is entertaining, and the way they travel between each other's worlds works well. Secondary characters are funny and unique."--RT Book ReviewsMore Praise for the Haunted Bookshop Mysteries "Deliciously charming."--New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs "I love this series. Pen and Jack are such likeable characters."--Spinetingler magazine "Ms. Kimberly has penned a unique premise and cast of characters to hook us."--Rendezvous "[Jack] is hard boiled in the tradition of Phillip Marlowe and [Pen] is a genteel Miss Marple; yet the two opposites make an explosive combination."--Midwest Book Review "What a delightful new mystery series! I was hooked from the start."--Roundtable Reviews "Combining elements of cozy mysteries with detective noir, throwing in a bit of the paranormal, this is a series that will please any mystery fan."--The Romance Reader's Connection