All Spooked Up - (Haunted Paint Store Mystery) by E J Copperman (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Paint store owner Laura Meehan makes the discovery of a lifetime in her shop when she stumbles upon a body and . . . her dead father's ghost! This brand-new Haunted Paint Store Mystery has Copperman's signature wit, humor, and zaniness aplenty!

Dealing with her father's recent death, Laura Meehan decides to move back to her New Jersey hometown and take over the paint and wallpaper store he opened after quitting his straining job in the police. Knowing that she is uprooting her own and her supportive husband Roy's lives, she's determined to continue her father's legacy and keep the business alive.

But that doesn't seem to be the only thing alive when Laura discovers that her store is haunted by none other than her deceased father! Either that or Laura has finally lost her mind and developed Ghost Traumatic Stress Syndrome . . .

When she discovers the body of the town's deadbeat painter Ernie on top of all that, Laura is determined to find the culprit who's rudely used her store as their murder scene, with the help of her ex-police detective father's ghost--real or not, Laura might as well make use of his expertise!

It turns out Ernie owed a lot of money to a lot of people. Could one of them have reached breaking point and killed the freeloader?

A lighthearted, fun, and quirky cozy mystery with an intriguing paranormal twist. Perfect for fans of Copperman's Haunted Guesthouse Mysteries and Cleo Coyle's Haunted Bookshop Mysteries, as well as funny and cozy mysteries by Janet Evanovich, Elle Cosimano, and Amanda Flower.

Review Quotes

A wonderful, complicated and funny mystery, which might remind the reader of Donald Westlake at his best . . . an insanely entertaining mashup of classic and cutting-edge tropes. The pages turned faster than I planned and when I finished the last one, I was already left feeling bereft, already missing Fran Stein and looking forward to more excellent instalments from E.J. Copperman-- "Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine on Same Difference"

With unique, larger-than-life characters (literally), and an outlandish premise, this one
may appeal to Janet Evanovich fans

-- "Booklist on Ukulele of Death"

A hilarious quest-- "Kirkus Reviews on Same Difference"

A terrific read-- "Dru's Book Musings on Same Difference"

E.J. Copperman is one of my all-time favorite authors. Call them cozies. Call them humorous mysteries. But call a cab to take you to the bookstore the minute a new one comes out. They're that good-- "Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine on Ukulele of Death"

It's Fran's resilience, intelligence, and -- most of all -- her irrepressible, sassy, laugh-out-loud humor that make this book so entertaining-- "Booklist on Same Difference"

Loads of fun . . . zips along at a fast and furious pace-- "Publishers Weekly on Ukulele of Death"

Wacky premise . . . [Features Copperman's] most offbeat protagonist to date-- "Kirkus Reviews on Ukulele of Death"

With an enjoyable mix of sci-fi and mystery elements, Copperman's latest features an intriguing and likable pair of detectives-- "Library Journal on Ukulele of Death"