It is fitting that the authors of the Haunted Bookshop Mysteries be acknowledged in print, in their own work. Alice Alfonsi, in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini, created and began writing this series in 2003. Their first Haunted Bookshop Mystery, The Ghost and Mrs. McClure, was published by Berkley Prime Crime in 2004 under “Alice Kimberly,” a pen name that Alice and Marc also dreamed up. Alice and Marc’s subsequent books in this series include The Ghost and the Dead Deb (2005), The Ghost and the Dead Man’s Library (2006), The Ghost and the Femme Fatale (2008), The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion (2009), and—after a nearly ten-year hiatus—this book, The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller (2018).
Alice and Marc gratefully acknowledge their readers, to whom this book is dedicated, for their long-suffering patience. Their enthusiasm for this world and these characters is what inspired this work. The authors also sincerely thank their new editor, Michelle Vega, for having the faith to bring Jack back. A final tip of the fedora goes to literary agent John Talbot for his longstanding support. To find out more about Alice and Marc and the books they write, under their pseudonym Cleo Coyle as well as their own names, visit these online addresses: cleocoyle.com and coffeehousemystery.com.