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Death by Coffee

Bookstore Cafe Mystery Series, Book 1

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Death by Coffee

By: Alex Erickson
Narrated by: Melissa Moran
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When Krissy Hancock and her best friend Vicki decide to open a bookstore cafe in their new town of Pine Hills, they decide to call it "Death by Coffee", after Krissy's father's most famous mystery novel. Little do they know how well the name fits....

On their very first day of business, Brendon Lawyer huffily takes his coffee...to the grave. It seems he had a severe allergy to peanuts...but how could there have been nuts in his coffee? And who stole his emergency allergy medication?

Fortunately, Krissy's love of puzzles and mysteries leads her not only to Officer Paul Dalton, but also to many of her new neighbors, who aren't terribly upset that the book is closed on Brendon. But one of them is a killer, and Krissy needs to read between the lies if she wants to save her new store - and live to see how this story ends....

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I pick this book up because I LOVE coffee and the title captivated me! The story did not disappoint! Super cute! Love the vibe! Gave me a hmmmm who done it feel & surprised me when the end came around. FMC is relatable!

Super cozy murder mystery!

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OK so the lead asked a few questions and stumbled on the murderer but what challenges did she really face. She certainly wanted to catch the villain more than other residents. Why? From the beginning no one thought she was a suspect. The victim was never buried as far as I know. I guess he was so disliked they just gave him to the hog farmers to feed their pigs. Oh I’m sorry. I don’t know that there were any businesses around except for where the victim worked, the bookstore/coffee shop where the main character and her friend worked, and the dress shop where the killer worked.

Cozies more than most genres benefit from an economy of words, maximizing the information and impact of each word. This book needed a little more attention to editing.

OK

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This book has an amazing reader and a great storyline perfect for fall, now I need to listen to the whole series!

An amazing fall cozy mystery

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I love animals in mysteries, but Misfit wasn’t lovable. The main character has serious impulse control! The dialogue sounded written rather than natural. The plot was good, but the repetitive reviews treat the reader as if they have the memory of a goldfish. The best part was the victim’s name. The worst part - if the main character had been a man, he would have been considered shallow for objectifying the person’s physical appearance!

The main character is borderline annoying

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Enjoy the quirky characters and red herrings. Cat activity adds to the fun. New girl with a bookshop/coffee shop is trite but it works. Of course there is a handsome single cop to fill out the story.

Fun

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I thought this book was pretty well done. The crime was thought through and creative and the way that the main character went about solving the crime was well constructed. I really like the chemistry the main character had with her love interest and her friends. I will most likely continue this series.

pretty good!

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I kept hoping the MC would realize how thoughtless and unfeeling her questions of those involved were.

Unlikable main character

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I enjoy cozy mysteries but this was not my favorite. Some of the reviews here were really harsh. The main character inserts herself into a murder investigation for really no discernable reason, becomes obsessed and investigates. She is new in town so it really isn't believable that people will talk to her. I am willing to listen to another one to see if the series improves. I think this was the first book by the author. There are currently 12 books in the series, so he must be doing something right!

Not for me

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Not sure why, but I couldn’t get into the main character in this novel. Performance was good and it was okay overall, but the main character’s sleuthing was not very realistic to me. Maybe I’ll try it again later and see if it’s just me!

Okay listen

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The cute story somebody should tell her she’s going to get her self killed well I guess the carpet already tells her that but it’s a really cute book and I enjoyed it today and you might to

Coffee a great place to start

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