The Malt in Our Stars
Sadie is delighted to have booked famous romantic suspense novelist Linnea Bliss for an event at The Inkwell, her literary-themed pub, housed in a renovated grist mill. The author and …
Category: Coffee/Tea/Wine/Bar/Pub
A crime is committed at a coffee/tea or Wine shop/vineyard or the sleuth runs, manages or is involved with this type of business.
Death by French Roast
Krissy’s helping a friend clean out her late mother’s house when she learns that although the deceased died peacefully at an advanced age, her brother did not. In fact, Wade …
From Beer to Eternity
With Chicago winters in the rearview mirror, Chloe Jackson is making good on a promise: help her late friend’s grandmother run the Sea Glass Saloon in the Florida Panhandle. To …
Tea & Treachery
As the proud proprietor and head pastry chef of Tea by the Sea, a traditional English tearoom on the picturesque bluffs of Cape Cod, Roberts has her hands full, often …
Killer Chardonnay
Parker Valentine has always dreamed of opening her own winery in her hometown of Boulder, Colorado. But she gets more than she bargained for when a food and wine critic …
Lavender Blue Murder
Tea maven Theodosia Browning and her tea sommelier Drayton Conneley are guests at a bird hunt styled in the precise manner of an English shooting party. Which means elevenses (sloe …
Brewed Awakening
When coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi awakens on a bench in Washington Square Park, she has no idea she’s been missing for days, or that her friends and family have been …
Sauvigone for Good
The descent of winter on the Finger Lakes means it’s time for the Wine Trail Association’s Chocolate and Wine Extravaganza. Unfortunately, for screenwriter-turned-reluctant vintner, Norrie Ellington, her Two Witches Winery, …
An Ale of Two Cities
The Winter Carnival always brings holiday cheer, Christmas joy, and tourists with cash to picturesque Shady Creek, Vermont. At the center of the glittering decorations and twinkling lights, is booklover …
Memories and Murder
When Jill hosts a talk at Coffee, Books, and More on the topic of elder abuse, all that’s really on her mind is lunch. But the topic hits close to …
Tide and Punishment
It’s Christmastime in Charm, North Carolina, and while Everly Swan would prefer to focus on decorating her iced tea shop for its first holiday season, Great-Aunt Fran has decided to …
Deep Dark Secrets
You’re invited to visit Deep Lakes, Wisconsin and meet a new friend, Francine “Frankie” Champagne. The 40-something owner of Bubble and Bake — bakery by day, wine lounge by night …
Death by Café Mocha
Coffee lovers are gathering from far and wide at the hotel, and Krissy, Rita, and Vicki are excited. But some of the attendees may need to switch to decaf, as …
Death in a Budapest Butterfly
Hana Keller and her family run Maggie’s Tea House, an establishment heavily influenced by the family’s Hungarian heritage and specializing in European-style traditional tea service. But one of the shop’s …
No Good Tea Goes Unpunished
Catering her childhood friend’s beachfront wedding was a dream come true for Everly Swan. With hundreds of guests in attendance, it was great exposure for her new iced tea shop …
Chardonnayed to Rest
In Seneca Lake, New York, Norrie Ellington’s Two Witches Winery has been selected by the local vintner community to host the annual Federweisser, a celebration of the season’s first fermentation …
Death by Vanilla Latte
Krissy Hancock has a way of getting involved with murder. Ever since she moved to Pine Hills and opened her cafe, Death by Coffee, she has come across too many …
Hospitality and Homicide
South Cove, California, is beautiful and filled with everything a visitor could want from a seaside town. Jill Gardner knows the town’s attraction and enjoys living in a small busy …
Brew or Die
Juliet Langley is officially a licensed private investigator, and her past successes spur her to take more challenging cases. Pete Bennett, her best friend, and boss at the Java Jive …
