Penny and Jack are back together again solving the case of who shot Mrs. Cunningham.

When Sparky a cute little puppers, shows up at Penny's bookshop without his owner and then takes off, Penny and Spencer follow. Only to find Sparky's owner shot on the side of the road. Of course, the two worst cops show up and are certain she was shot by a stray bullet from a hunter, but Penny's instincts.. and Jack's voice in her head tell her something else is going on, and she's on the case! All the while taking care of Sparky and trying to get ready for the pet-themed event going on in town.

I love how Penny and Jack not only work together to solve whatever mystery has fallen in their lap during the present but how while Penny is sleeping Jack is able to transport her to his past and shows her how he solved a case. I also love how the current and past cases are always somehow connected! Both sets of mysteries always keep me on the edge of my seat and ridiculously entertained!

This was such a fun mystery, I love this small town, even with its surprising number of deaths and mysteries, and I can't wait to see what's in store for Penny and Jack next!

he Ghost Goes to the Dogs by Cleo Coyle is book #9 in the Haunted Bookshop Mystery series. Three cheers for Penelope's son Spencer who speaks up to save a dog! I loved that aspect of the storyline in this book. The premise of this series is fascinating, a 1940's PI Jack Shepard inhabits Penelope's bookstore, Buy the Books. Jack not only helps Penelope solve modern day mysteries but he also takes her back to his time via dreams for lessons on investigations. I like how this technique moves the story along and it makes for two mystery stories in one book. The characters are fun and the dialogue is quite entertaining. This book is a great addition to the series.

A pet festival in Quindicott takes a frightening turn as Sparkyleads Pen to his mistress, lying bloodied in a ditch. Can Pen figure out who shot Jane Cunningham? Or was it really just a tragic accident like police Chief Ciders believes?

I love the Coffeehouse series written by the same authors and was always kind of reluctant to start this set but I’m so glad I finally did! Quindicott is the perfect little New England town, and I love Pen and Spencer, who are really sweet. Spencer has blossomed over the last few books, which I love because he’s a genuinely nice guy. I also love the peripheral characters in this book, though I won’t give too many details so as not to spoil the ending!

This series is one that belongs on every cozy fan’s TBR list. Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC!

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I loved all the quotations about dogs.
Jack was a private eye who died in 1949 but is now a ghost who solves murder problems with bookseller Pen McClure in a small town in Rhode Island. This case involves the shooting of a favorite customer and the part her pet dog plays. The sleuths need to go into the past to have another look
at one Jack's last cases to find ways to solve the problem in the present. Well done whodunit complete with humor and the archetypical bumbling cops. Enjoyed it immensely!
I requested and received an EARC from Berkley Publishing Group/Berkley via NetGalley.

In 1947, someone leaves a small terrier at PI Jack Shepard's apartment, tied to the doorknob. They also left a hundred dollar bill, hiring him to find answers. Seventy-five years later, Penelope McClure's son, Spencer, finds a dog outside Buy the Book, the family bookstore in Quindicott, Rhode Island. Spencer recognizes the dog as Sparky, belonging to Jane Cunningham, chair of the upcoming Pet Week activities. When Spencer and Penelope follow Sparky, looking for Jane, they find her body on the side of the road, and she's been shot. While the police want to grab at the easy solution, and blame hunters or Jane's neighbor, Penelope isn't so sure that's correct. She teams up with Jack Shepard's ghost to investigate, in a case with connections to his old one. Jack's able to transport Penelope back in time in her dreams where they discover more than one link to the present shooting. Penelope juggles her responsibilities for Pet Week, including a parade and events at the local movie theater, with the current and past cases involving Toto lookalikes.

The latest in the series is a little scattershot, with new characters introduced for a scattershot solution. It's not quite up to par, but Jack's fans may still want to try it. There's too much emphasis on the Pet Week activities, and not enough emphasis on the reality of the shooting and investigation.

This is my second book that I’ve read in the series since I “discovered” the one before this one and read it. There is such an interesting premise in these books that just intrigue me the more I read them. It’s like two separate storylines that are eventually connected to each other. Anyway, this latest has a sort of dog convention going on in town, and Pen has her hands full when she and her son discover one of the committee members that was shot on the side of the road. Jack and Pen need to go in the past to one of his own cases to help find ways to solve the problem in the here and now. I love how these two cases intertwined, and how the mystery plays out. This makes me really miss working as a bookseller, too. Wonderful addition to the series, and I’m ready to read another. Highly recommend. I was provided a complimentary copy which I voluntarily reviewed.

This is another fantastic addition to this great series by Cleo Coyle.
Penelope has a love of books and a knack for getting caught up in murder investigations.
She and her ghostly PI pal find themselves embroiled in another bizarre situation, this time involving a furry four legged friend and his human.
I enjoy this series and it was fun to get caught up in another investigation with Penny.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book.

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