Irish Coffee Murder
IRISH COFFEE MURDER by LESLIE MEIER Part-time reporter Lucy Stone is writing a piece for the Courier about four Irish step-dancing students from Tinker’s Cove on the cusp of making it big. But the story becomes headline news for all the wrong reasons when one girl’s mother is found dead in her bathtub. Did a stage mom take rivalry too far, or is some other motive at play?
DEATH OF AN IRISH COFFEE DRINKER by LEE HOLLIS As the owner of Bar Harbor’s hottest new restaurant, Hayley Powell offers to cater the after-party for popular comedian Jefferson O’Keefe, who’s playing his old hometown for St. Patrick’s Day. But it’s no laughing matter when Jefferson keels over after gulping down his post-show Irish coffee, leaving Hayley to figure out who decided this joker had gone too far.
PERKED UP by BARBARA ROSS It’s a snowy St. Patrick’s Day in Busman’s Harbor. But when the power goes out, what better way for Julia Snowden to spend the evening than sharing local ghost stories and Irish coffees with friends and family? By the time the lights come back, they might even have solved the coldest case in town.
The Details
Series: Holiday Short Stories Collection
Author(s): Leslie Meier; Lee Hollis; Barbara Ross
Genre/Category: Cozy –Holiday/Short Stories
Publisher: Kensington Cozies https://tinyurl.com/2nevukfk
ISBN: 1496740297
Page Count: 336
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The Review
Irish Coffee Murder is a wonderful addition to this holiday short story collection. Not only does it involve many aspects of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and traditions, but it also has coffee, lots of Irish coffee! Each story has cozy mystery fans’ favorite characters and locations. The victims are a step-dancer’s mother, a hometown boy comedian, and a cold case that will leave you scratching your head in amazement.
All three stories give readers a quick, entertaining read that will have them craving Irish coffee. They also make St Patrick’s Day a wee bit more exciting. These stories are delivered by veteran authors who have honed their craft to perfection. The suspects in each case give the lead characters the runaround and keep them and the reader on their toes. Each story is unique; I couldn’t pick one as my favorite. The killers are all tracked down, and the motives revealed, but not all of them will be brought to justice. I needed a cup of Irish coffee myself while reading these fun stories, and now I crave one every time I read a new book. Irish Coffee Murder is a fun book and fits in perfectly with the others in this holiday collection.
The Author
Leslie Meier is the acclaimed author of over twenty-five Lucy Stone Mysteries. She has also written for Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, and like her series protagonist, Lucy Stone, she worked as a New England newspaper reporter while raising her three children. She is currently at work on the next Lucy Stone mystery and can be found online.
Lee Hollis is the pen name for a brother and sister writing team. Rick Copp is a veteran Hollywood writer/producer and also the author of three other mystery novel series under his own name and Lee Hollis. He lives in Palm Springs, California. Holly Simason is an award-winning food and cocktails columnist who lives in North Carolina. You can find them on social media and contact them on their website.
Barbara Ross is the author of the Maine Clambake Mysteries and the Jane Darrowfield Mysteries. Her books have been nominated for multiple Agatha Awards for Best Contemporary Novel and have won the Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction. Barbara and her husband live in Portland, Maine. Readers can reach her via her website.
Other books in this collection that readers will enjoy include Easter Bonnet Murder and Halloween Party Murder.
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