I listened to this on audiobook, which was well done by Traci Odom and who did a good job differentiating between the alternating narrations between the two characters Jack and Pen (although I missed the two narrators for previous books). Well written and very descriptive, plenty of energy goes into the characterizations as well as the mystery. Who now is accusing her of wrongdoing at the church?Ĭleverly twisting and turning, the plot leads us forward into an intricate story. Clearly she’s had some trauma in her past and learned to deal with it.

We get to know more about Norma when some recordings of her at motivational meetings at the church are uncovered and posted to social media. There are plenty of clues but only some lead in the right direction. Nothing is as it seems nor is either story line straightforward. What follows is a complex drama switching from the search for Norma in the present and the search for the thief in 1947. This night he gives her the history of the Valentino Teardrops, once a gift to a Broadway actress and involved in a scandal in 1947. He is able to accompany Pen out of the store or share her dreams. Jack is the ghost of the private detective shot in Pen’s bookstore back in 1949.

She has Jack Shepherd with her every step of the way. Pen isn’t alone as she continues to search for the thief and the murderer. Just who was the killer, and who is the victim? An unforgiving insurance adjustor shows up and accuses Pen of the crime, impounding her car in the process. She walks right into a shadowy figure killing whoever lived at what was supposed to be Norma’s sister’s house. Her only living relative lives in a neighboring town, so Pen heads that way. She’s currently living in a room at the Finch Inn while in town for the winter. Norma is a nomad, meaning that she lives in a teardrop trailor and travels the country. The search is on to find Norma and the missing jewels. They find one earring from the necklace and earring set known as the Valentino Teardrops.

The police arrive and search her cleaning cart and her room. However, Norma is nowhere to be found, since she is running an errand. Norma works part-time as a maid at the Inn as well, and her last room cleaned was where the jewelry was stolen. She’s on her way to the Finch Inn to offer her part-time employee Norma full-time employment when she stumbles into the discovery by a socialite guest at the Inn of some missing jewelry. Penelope Thornton-McClure manages the Quindicott, Rhode Island bookshop she co-owns with her Aunt Sadie aptly named Buy the Book. Written by Cleo Coyle (Alice Alfonsi and Marc Cerasini) If you like paranormal mysteries, I hope you know Jack and Pen! I’m a big fan of Cleo Coyle’s ghostly PI Jack Shepherd, so when Sandie Herron mentioned a review of the audiobook of The Ghost and the Stolen Tears, I took it.

The ghost and the stolen tears