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: Essentials of Homicide by Kim Davis #AromatherapyApothecaryMysteries

 

 Congratulations to our own...

 Kim Davis, 

on the release of 

ESSENTIALS OF HOMICIDE

the third book in the Aromatherapy Apothecary Mysteries! 

Hollywood has descended on Oak Creek Valley to film a murder mystery. Carissa Carmichael, owner of the Aromatherapy Apothecary, has a front-row seat to the bad-boy leading man’s escapades as she works with the production to bring soothing essential elements to the stressed-out crew.

When the movie set becomes a true crime scene, Carissa’s best friend becomes the star suspect. Instead of enjoying the thrills of lights, camera, and action, she’s thrust into untangling the secrets of the glamorous actors who all seem to hide something. While working behind the scenes to sniff out clues and clear her best friend’s name, Carissa must apply pressure and find the killer before someone else is written out for good.


Includes a recipe, plus essential oil and reflexology tips.

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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.

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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
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delectable recipes... 

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Release Day: ESSENTIALS OF DEATH by Kim Davis #AromatherapyApothecaryMysteries

 

 Congratulations to our own...

 Kim Davis, 

on the release of 

ESSENTIALS OF DEATH

the second book in the Aromatherapy Apothecary Mysteries! 

After a scandalous arrest in San Francisco, Carissa Carmichael has moved back to her small Southern California hometown to start over as she opens her Aromatherapy Apothecary shop and reflexology services. A tourist destination, Oak Creek Valley, seems the perfect place to put the past behind her, but it seems no one will let her forget, especially her high school nemesis, Lacie. When Carissa finds her frenemy murdered after having a public altercation at the town's playwright conference and festival, she becomes the primary suspect. It doesn't help that the tarot cards she drew earlier in the day foretold the nature of the murder weapon. Despite her father's position as Oak Creek Valley's chief of police, the detective assigned to the case assumes she's guilty.

When tarot death cards begin turning up to taunt her, Carissa not only has to prove her innocence to keep her freedom, she has to make sure death doesn't come calling for her or those she loves. With the suspects acting as slippery as the essential oils she distills, it's up to Carissa to apply pressure and sniff out the truth before it's too late.

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Release Day News: DEEP FRIED DEATH by @MaddieDayAuthor

Congratulations to our own Maddie Day on the publication of her twelfth Country Store Mystery, DEEP FRIED DEATH! 

Deep Fried Death

In the latest Country Store Mystery by Agatha and Macavity Award-winning author Maddie Day, a killer strikes - with a cast iron skillet - during South Lick, Indiana's annual Outhouse Race festivities, landing Pans 'N Pancakes-owner Robbie Jordan on the suspect list...

Many residents of South Lick, Indiana, claim the Outhouse Race, in which competitors push old-timey outhouse replicas on wheels at the annual Abe Martin Festival on Memorial Day, is the best thing since indoor plumbing. Just because country store and restaurant owner Robbie Jordan has too much to do managing her new deep fryer as well as an old lover reappearing, she’s not going to miss out on the fun. Plus, it’s good for business.

But when a dead body and a cast-iron skillet tumble out of the Pans ’N Pancakes outhouse entry on the race route, it seems someone is trying to frame Robbie—in a most unconventional way. Now she’ll need to be privy to the townsfolks’ secrets as she races to flush out a killer . . .

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Release Day News: MURDER UNCORKED by @MaddieDayAuthor

Congratulations to our own Maddie Day on the publication of her first Cece Barton Mystery, MURDER UNCORKED!

Murder Uncorked

Raise a glass to Cece Barton, a widowed single mom and recent L.A.-to-California-wine-country transplant who suddenly finds herself at the center of a murder investigation in this sparkling new mystery series from Agatha Award-winning author Maddie Day.

As the manager of Vino y Vida Wine Bar in Colinas, Cecelia “Cece” Barton’s first Alexander Valley harvest is a whirlwind of activity. Her twin sister, Allie Halstead, who owns a nearby Victorian bed & breakfast, is accustomed to the hustle and bustle of peak tourist season. But Cece barely has a moment to enjoy her new home in between worrying about her estranged college-age daughter, juggling her responsibilities at the bar, and navigating the sticky politics of the local wine association. Just when it seems things can’t grow any more intense, Colinas is rocked by a murder within the wine community . . . and Cece is identified as a possible suspect!

With her reputation and her livelihood on the line—and the Sonoma County deputy sheriff breathing down her neck—Cece has no choice but to open up her own murder investigation. Tensions are already high in the valley, as a massive wildfire creeps toward Colinas, threatening homes, vineyards, and the vital tourist trade. And now, with a murderer on the loose, and Cece’s sleuthing exposing the valley’s bitterest old rivalries and secret new alliances, Colinas feels ready to pop! But with Allie’s help, Cece is determined to catch the killer and clear her name before everything she’s worked so hard for goes up in flames . . .

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Release Day News: CHRISTMAS MITTENS MURDER by @MaddieDayAuthor

 Congratulations to our own Maddie Day on the publication of her novella, "Murders Mittens" in the collection, CHRISTMAS MITTENS MURDER! 

"MURDEROUS MITTENS" by MADDIE DAY
A quiet Christmas in Colinas, California, at her twin sister’s charming B&B is exactly what Cece Barton needs during the holiday hustle of Los Angeles. But the morning after a lovely evening at the local wine bar, Cece learns that the bar’s proprietor, who sells mittens in her spare time, has been found dead. With her horrified twin one of the main suspects, can Cece unmask the merry murderer before this becomes a holiday from hell?

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Release Day News: Mischief Nights Are Murder by @LibbyKlein

Congratulations to our very own Libby Klein on the release of her 8th Poppy McAllister Mystery

Mischief Nights Are Murder

It’s spooky season, and gluten-free baker Poppy McAllister and her aunt Ginny are preparing some pranks for Cape May, New Jersey’s annual Mischief Night at their B&B. But jokes and games are pushed aside when a killer strikes…

Poppy is none too pleased when her B&B is coerced into participating in the Cape May Haunted Dinners Tour during Halloween season. Though her knack for finding dead bodies has given the place a spooky reputation, the Murder House is a completely undeserved nickname. At least it used to be . . .

While Poppy wrangles with some guests who can’t stop squabbling with each other—including a paranormal researcher, a very quirky pet psychic who freaks out her portly Persian, and an undercover tabloid reporter eager to catch her staff in a lie—one of them winds up facedown in a plate of tiramisu. And now she has bigger worries than getting her house TP’d . . .

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Release Day News THE GHOST GOES TO THE DOGS by @CleoCoyle #HauntedBookshopMystery

  

"TERRIFIC SERIES" 

--Criminal Element

Congratulations to our own... 

CLEO COYLE

On the release of her new 
Haunted Bookshop Mystery

  

Jack & Pen
Together Again!

If you need to be uplifted,

this is the book for you...

Full of heart, good humor & good fun!

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"A DELIGHTFUL TALE" ~ Kirkus A stray dog leads bookseller Penelope McClure and her gumshoe ghost on a chase for a cunning criminal in this brand-new entry in the "UTTERLY CHARMING" (Mystery Scene) Haunted Bookshop Mysteries from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.

Pet Mystery Week brings brisk business to Penelope's Rhode Island bookshop, but a real mystery comes barking at her door when a lost dog turns up in a panic. Pen and her son Spencer follow the furry fugitive to a wooded area where the dog's owner lies unconscious. Mrs. Cunningham is a warm-hearted widow who volunteers at the animal shelter and runs Buy the Book's pet lovers book club. Why would anyone shoot such a sweet soul?

The police believe it's an accident, a shot by a careless deer hunter, but Pen remains skeptical. To straighten out this doggone mess, she whistles for the ghost of PI Jack Shepard, an expert in hounding as well as haunting. Jack has a dog story of his own, a case from the 1940s that may help Pen sniff out clues to her present predicament. Yet even with Jack's hard-boiled help, Pen may not be able to stop the killer from striking again or letting this whole case go to the dogs...

 

"These books are a WONDERFUL blend

of cozy and noir, with great characters

and well-plotted mysteries full of

twists and turns."

~ Kings River Life Magazine

     

“Jack and Pen are a terrific duo

who prove that love

can transcend anything.”

~ The Mystery Reader

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RELEASE DAY NEWS: The Ghost and the Stolen Tears by @CleoCoyle #HauntedBookshopMystery

 

"TERRIFIC SERIES" 

--Criminal Element

Congratulations to our own... 

CLEO COYLE

On the release of her new 
Haunted Bookshop Mystery

THE GHOST AND THE STOLEN TEARS

"A GEM OF A STORY" —Kirkus Reviews  * With the help of her gumshoe ghost, bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure sets out to clear an innocent woman of a shocking crime in this all-new entry in the "utterly charming" (Mystery Scene) Haunted Bookshop Mysteries from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.

Norma is a modern-day nomad. Living out of her van and teardrop trailer, she revels in self-reliance, solitude, and reading in the glorious peace of nature. Jovial, wise, and scrupulously honest, she's become an uplifting presence in the little town of Quindicott, Rhode Island, where bookseller Pen is thankful to have her part-time help. But it's Norma's other job, working as a housekeeper at the Finch Inn, that gets her into terrible trouble. Norma is accused of stealing jewels from a guest's room: the legendary Valentino Teardrops, an antique necklace and earring set, inherited by a young socialite. Pen doesn't believe Norma is guilty of the crime—though the evidence is distressingly strong. And when the spirited Norma vanishes before her arrest, Pen turns to another spirit...

 

Jack Shepard, PI, may have been gunned down decades ago, but his memory hasn't been ghosted. Back in the 1940s, those same Valentino Teardrops starred in a bizarre case of betrayal and murder. From the look of things, history is about to repeat. Now Jack is back on the job, and Pen is eternally grateful. 

 

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"These books are a WONDERFUL blend

of cozy and noir, with great characters

and well-plotted mysteries full of

twists and turns."

~ Kings River Life Magazine

     

“Jack and Pen are a terrific duo

who prove that love

can transcend anything.”

~ The Mystery Reader

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