New Release: THE GHOST AND THE DEAD LIBRARIAN by Cleo Coyle + #Giveaway News

Congratulations to our own... 

CLEO COYLE 

On the release of her New 

Haunted Bookshop Mystery 

THE GHOST AND THE DEAD LIBRARIAN 

A Library Journal 

"Mystery Pick of the Month"  

& 

Brodart Top Adult Title 

THE GHOST AND THE DEAD LIBRARIAN

In an utterly charming new mystery from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle, a small-town Rhode Island bookshop owner investigates the death of an eccentric librarian with the help of a wisecracking, 1940s gumshoe ghost.

As a young widow, Penelope moved back to her quaint Rhode Island town to give her young son a safer home and her aunt's dying bookshop new life. Using her late husband's insurance money, Pen polished the store into a local treasure. But her updates did more than attract new customers. They roused a dead private eye from his big sleep.

With Pen's affection for hardboiled detective stories, it's no surprise she's developed a fondness for the wisecracking yet oddly likeable spirit. Sure, Jack's cold spots are exasperating, along with his proclivity for putting noir fiction in the cozy section. But murder was Jack's business in life, and his PI skills come in awfully handy when the body of an eccentric librarian is found amid the bookshop's aisles.

For years, Dory jokingly called herself "The Dead Librarian" because of her hobby of collecting and writing local obituaries. Now, in death, she's discovered with her own eerily pre-written obit. Was it a suicide note? Jack and Pen say no and their certainty takes them from a ghost town's ancient cemetery to a posh Newport mansion. When another body drops, a mysterious stranger makes Pen a shocking offer, one that may change her life—and Jack's afterlife. But unless Jack can help Pen prove who "checked out" the librarian, a ruthless killer may close the book on her.

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"This spin-off of Coyle's 'Haunted Bookshop' series blends cozy mystery, supernatural intrigue, and classic noir influences into a suspenseful small-town murder mystery....Combining humor, literary references, ghostly interventions, and layered community drama, the novel explores how hidden truths from the past continue to haunt the present." 

—Library Journal (*Starred Review)

"INGENIOUS...EXCEPTIONALLY VIVID.... Jack and Pen, along with a host of colorful characters, solve an assortment of crimes in a variety of places across nearly a century."  

—Kirkus Reviews 

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Release Day: EAT, DRINK, AND GET BURIED by Cleo Coyle + Free Coffeehouse Mystery Flash Fiction!

  

Congratulations to our own... 

CLEO COYLE 

On the release of her New  

(22nd!) Coffeehouse Mystery 

EAT, DRINK, AND GET BURIED

☕

"AN EXCELLENT READ"  

"WOW, JUST WOW!" 

"UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS" 

EAT, DRINK, AND GET BURIED

When the Village Blend caters a glittering rooftop party, their creative coffee concoctions are eclipsed by a shocking murder in this thrilling new Coffeehouse Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.

Years ago, when master roaster Clare Cosi was a newly divorced mom raising her daughter, Joy, Ava Welsh became Joy's best friend. Now the painfully shy girl next door has grown into a successful New York businesswoman, and Clare is delighted to be catering Ava's coffee-themed party, especially when her boyfriend, Ryan, confides his plan to propose that very night. 

Then a scream shatters the celebration. A woman is thrown off the balcony to her death, and Ryan—who abruptly flees the party—is accused of murder. Clare vows to help Ava clear his name.

Her digging uncovers suspicious connections to a deadly event from which a teenaged Joy and Ava barely escaped with their lives. The stakes rise ever higher as a ruthless killer attempts to keep the ugly truth buried—even if it means sending Clare and her caffeinated crew six feet under. ~ Includes a killer menu of party-ready recipes. 

FAST-PACED AND FUN...The action starts early [and] Clare is on top of her game. Eat, Drink, and Get Buried is an exceptionally good addition to the series. Delicious recipes included!"—Fresh Fiction

"WOW, JUST WOW! This writing team keeps bringing it, topping themselves with each new book. I finish it and can't imagine what these authors will come up with next. Eat, Drink, and Get Buried knocked my socks off. It kept me glued to my seat and up late. I truly couldn't put it down. —Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book

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Eat, Drink, and Get Buried  
is also a culinary mystery 
with a knockout menu of 

party-ready recipes... 

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Guide to the Recipes featured in 

Eat, Drink, and Get Buried. 

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Free "Flash Fiction"

A Day in My Life:

Coffeehouse Manager Clare Cosi 

by Cleo Coyle

11:15 PM: After a long day, I lock up the coffeehouse, climb the stairs to my cozy apartment, and hit the sack.

1:30 AM: A buzzing enters my ear. A mosquito? A bee? No. Something more annoying. My ex-husband. I pick up my vibrating phone.

“You awake?” Matt asks.

“I am now.”

New York is the city that never sleeps. When Matt Allegro is in town, neither do I...

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#ReleaseDayNews - MURDER AT THE TOY SOLDIER is out from @MaddieDayAuthor!

Congratulations to our own Maddie Day on the publication of her 8th Cozy Capers Book Group mystery, MURDER AT THE TOY SOLDIER!

Cape Cod bike shop owner Mac Almeida is extra busy during a cold, wet February as she and Tim do their best as working parents of a preschooler and a baby. With Ella’s fourth birthday approaching, Mac uses her lunch break to shop for a gift at the Toy Soldier. Behind the counter is Zia Carven, a young woman Mac recognizes. Mac finds a gift Ella will love and Zia offers to gift wrap it. Mac plans to pick it up after work, but when she returns, she finds Zia slumped over the counter, dead, dried blood on a toy rifle nearby.

Mac’s mother, Astra, confides that she’d been trying to help Zia, and now the police want to speak with her, which worries Mac. Then Mac discovers that Zia had been in town searching for her birth mother, which only multiplies the questions—and the suspects. One thing is certain: Mac and the Cozy Capers book group will have to double down to find a killer who isn’t playing around . . . 

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"This is a fast-paced page turner that I could not put down. It was great fun to reconnect with the characters I have grown invested in. Though this is a series, it will be easy to jump in with this book. Then you will be hooked!" – Suzie on Goodreads

Release Day: NO ROAST FOR THE WEARY (New Paperback Edition!) by Cleo Coyle

Congratulations to our own... 

CLEO COYLE 

On the release of the 

*New Paperback Edition* 

of her Coffeehouse Mystery 

No Roast for the Weary 

☕ Now in Paperback!

National Mystery Bestseller 

#1 Amazon Category Best Seller 

Fresh Fiction Readers' Selection 

& 2 Best of Year Lists! 

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NO ROAST FOR THE WEARY

When the Village Blend opens a Writer's Block Lounge, a cold case crime turns up the heat on Clare and her crew in this gripping new entry in the beloved Coffeehouse Mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.

As much as master roaster Clare Cosi adores coffee, the landmark shop she manages won't survive if she doesn't sell enough of it. So when the Village Blend's customer traffic grinds to a halt, she turns to her staff for creative ideas, and the Writer's Block Lounge is born.

Madame, the eccentric octogenarian owner of the shop, is upset by this news. Years ago, a group of accomplished writers used the shop's second-floor lounge to inspire each other, but the group disbanded when something dark occurred. Though that history is shrouded in mystery, Clare presses forward...

Soon the Village Blend tables are filled with aspiring novelists, playwrights, and poets, all happy to be coaxed, cajoled, and caffeinated by her coffeehouse crew. Clare admires the stamina of these scribes, many of them toiling at night jobs—driving taxis, tending bar, ushering for Broadway—while penning projects during the day.

Then one of their fictions turns fatal when a shocking secret leads to a deadly end. Unless Clare can untangle this mystery, uncover the truth, and stop a desperate killer, she fears more of these weary writers may be marked for eternal rest.

☕ Includes a knockout menu of recipes! ☕

Praise for No Roast for the Weary 

"EASILY ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS THAT I HAVE READ THIS YEAR...10 STARS!" —Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book 

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"NEVER SAW THE ENDING COMING...A GREAT MYSTERY..." 
—Kings River Life Magazine 

THE FINAL REVEAL IS BOTH ASTONISHING AND POIGNANT." 
 —Criminal Element 

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“The mystery was baffling and THE LAST FEW CHAPTERS HAD ME SHOCKED. You’ll be on the edge of your seat…Grab yourself a coffee and prepare for a fabulous read!” —Cozy Up with Kathy

No Roast for the Weary
is also a culinary mystery
with a knockout menu of 

delectable recipes... 

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for Cleo Coyle's Free Illustrated 

Recipe Guide to No Roast for the Weary

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Release Day News: Vice and Virtue by Libby Klein

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Libby Klein 

On the release of the first book in her new series - The Layla Virtue Mysteries!

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Layla Virtue, a blue-haired, 30-something recovering alcoholic and former cop is trying to reinvent herself as a musician—between AA meetings, dodging eccentric neighbors at her trailer park, and reconnecting with her mysterious dad—in this ​unforgettable new mystery brimming with hilarity and heart.

Layla is taking her new life one day at a time from the Lake Pinecrest Trailer Park she now calls home. Being alone is how she likes it. Simple. Uncomplicated. Though try telling that to the group of local ladies who are in relentless pursuit of Layla as their new BFF, determined to make her join them for coffee and donuts.

After her first career ended in a literal explosion, Layla’s trying to eke out a living as a rock musician. It’s not easy competing against garage bands who work for tacos and create their music on a computer, while all she has is an electric guitar and leather-ish pants. But Layla isn’t in a position to turn down any gig. Which is why she’s at an 8-year-old’s birthday party, watching as Chuckles the Clown takes a bow under the balloon animals. No one expects it will be his last . . .

Who would want to kill a clown—and why? Layla and her unshakable posse are suddenly embroiled in the seedy underbelly of the upper-class world of second wives and trust fund kids, determined to uncover what magnetic hold a pudgy, balding clown had over women who seem to have everything they could ever want. Then again, Layla knows full well that people are rarely quite what they seem—herself included . . .

Libby Klein writes ridiculously funny murder mysteries from her Northern Virginia office with a very naughty calico Persian named Miss Eliza Doolittle, and a sweet black Lab named Vader. She can name that tune for 70s and 80s rock in the first few notes, and she's translated her love of classic rock into her Layla Virtue Mysteries. Libby was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that prevents her from eating gluten without exploding. Because bread is one of her love languages, she includes the recipes for gluten free goodies in her Cape May based Poppy McAllister series. Most of her hobbies revolve around travel, and eating, and eating while traveling. She insists she can find her way to any coffee shop anywhere in the world, even while blindfolded. Follow all of her nonsense on her website www.LibbyKleinBooks.com/Newsletter/

RELEASE DAY NEWS: Scone Cold Dead by @MaddieDayAuthor #Country StoreMystery

Congratulations to our own... 

MADDIE DAY 

for today's release of 

SCONE COLD DEAD!

The book is #13 in her long-running Country Store Mysteries series. Can you tell a baby is on the way for Robbie Jordan and her husband Abe?

“Fearless and forthright protagonist …crafted to maximize intrigue…hefty serving of heart…Robbie Jordan kicks as much butt as Jack Reacher…with way better food!” – Jay Roberts, reviewer

Release Day: NO ROAST FOR THE WEARY by @CleoCoyle #CoffeehouseMystery

 

Congratulations to our own... 

CLEO COYLE 

On the release of her New  

(21st!) Coffeehouse Mystery 

No Roast for the Weary

☕

"A KNOCKOUT STORY"  

"FUN AND FRESH" 

"A JOY TO READ" 

☕

NO ROAST FOR THE WEARY

When the Village Blend opens a Writer's Block Lounge, a cold case crime turns up the heat on Clare and her crew in this gripping new entry in the beloved Coffeehouse Mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.

As much as master roaster Clare Cosi adores coffee, the landmark shop she manages won't survive if she doesn't sell enough of it. So when the Village Blend's customer traffic grinds to a halt, she turns to her staff for creative ideas, and the Writer's Block Lounge is born.

Madame, the eccentric octogenarian owner of the shop, is upset by this news. Years ago, a group of accomplished writers used the shop's second-floor lounge to inspire each other, but the group disbanded when something dark occurred. Though that history is shrouded in mystery, Clare presses forward...

Soon the Village Blend tables are filled with aspiring novelists, playwrights, and poets, all happy to be coaxed, cajoled, and caffeinated by her coffeehouse crew. Clare admires the stamina of these scribes, many of them toiling at night jobs—driving taxis, tending bar, ushering for Broadway—while penning projects during the day.

Then one of their fictions turns fatal when a shocking secret leads to a deadly end. Unless Clare can untangle this mystery, uncover the truth, and stop a desperate killer, she fears more of these weary writers may be marked for eternal rest. ~ Includes a knockout menu of recipes. 

Learn more or buy at: 

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Bookshop.org 

+ More Buy Links 

No Roast for the Weary  
is also a culinary mystery 
with a killer menu of 

delectable recipes... 

👇

Click here or on the image above 

for Cleo Coyle's Free Illustrated 

Guide to the Recipes featured in 

No Roast for the Weary. 

👇

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Keep in touch with Cleo on 

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Release Day: BULLETPROOF BARISTA (New Paperback Edition!) by @CleoCoyle #CoffeehouseMysteries

Congratulations to our own... 

CLEO COYLE 

On the release of the 

*New Paperback Edition* 

of her Coffeehouse Mystery 

Bulletproof Barista 

Now in Paperback! 

National Mystery Bestseller 

#1 Amazon Category Best Seller 

Fresh Fiction Readers' Selection 

& 2 Best of Year Lists! 

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WILDLY ENTERTAINING 

--Criminal Element 

When a film crew's location shoot delivers an actual shooting, coffeehouse manager and amateur sleuth Clare Cosi finds herself at the scene of a true crime in this showstopping entry in the beloved long-running Coffeehouse Mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle. 

Clare Cosi is busy as a bee planning her honeymoon when murder buzzes into the Village Blend in this all-new mystery in the beloved New York Times bestselling Coffeehouse series by Cleo Coyle. 

While struggling to find a romantic (and affordable) destination for her upcoming honeymoon, coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi whips up a honey of a drink made from honey-processed coffee. Clare plans to serve her outstanding new Honey-Cinnamon Latte at her spring wedding to her longtime honey, NYPD detective Mike Quinn. The culinary world is also abuzz about the amazing honey that Clare was lucky enough to source for her shop's new latte. Produced by Madame's old friend "Queen" Bea Hastings, the rare, prize-winning nectar from Bea's rooftop hives commands a premium price, and top chefs compete for a chance to use it in their signature seasonal dishes.

One night, a swarm of escaped bees blanket the Village Blend's chimney, and Clare discovers Bea's unconscious body after she seemingly fell from her high-rise rooftop-hive setup. The police want to rule it as a tragic accident or possible attempted suicide, but Clare does not believe either theory. Like Madame, she knows this Queen would never abandon her hive. To sort out this mystery, Clare investigates a world of cutthroat chefs, culinary start-ups, and competitive urban beekeepers. But can she uncover the truth without getting stung? 

Praise for Bulletproof Barista 

🔎

"Cleo Coyle aims and hits readers right in the heart with this one. You definitely don’t want to miss out on BULLETPROOF BARISTA!" —Fresh Fiction 

☕

"Scads of red herrings, peeks behind the show-biz curtain, and bountiful appended recipes will leave fans smiling contentedly." —Kirkus Reviews 

📚

"This twentieth Coffeehouse mystery (after Honey Roasted) brings together the history of the shop, ripped-from-the-headlines plot elements, [and] the drama of on-site filming."

—Booklist 

Bulletproof Barista is also 
a culinary mystery with 
a killer menu of 

delectable recipes... 

Click here or on the image above 

for Cleo Coyle's Free Illustrated 

Recipe Guide to Bulletproof Barista 

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Cleo's 21st Coffeehouse Mystery! 

No Roast for the Weary 

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