311 pages January 24,2023 publication date Kensington publishers
About The Book
Headlined by New York Times bestselling author Leslie Meier, today’s top cozy mystery writers join forces for this St. Patrick’s Day–themed collection set in small-town Maine, sure to appeal to fans of Joanne Fluke and Peggy Ehrhart.
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 . . .
DEATH OF AN IRISH COFFEE DRINKER by LEE HOLLIS
As owner of Bar Harbor’s hottest new restaurant, Hayley Powell offers to cater the after-party for popular comedian Jefferson O’Keefe, but it’s no laughing matter when Jefferson keels over after gulping down his post-show Irish coffee . . .
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 . . .
My Thoughts
A delightful collection of novella length stories by mystery writer authors Leslie Meier; Lee Hollis; Barbara Ross. I will admit to having only heard of author Leslie Meier and before reading this had never read anything by any of them. I thought this was a charming mystery book filled with St. Patty’s-themed stories. Perfect for Irish coffee lovers and it'll have your appetite roaring with plenty of talk of Irish soda bread, coffee cake and some Irish food recipes that sound easy to make. All the stories are quick reads and entertaining and have I said coffee? They'll have you craving it while you're reading so settle in for an entertaining afternoon read with these quick-witted stories. Pub Date 24 Jan 2023 I was given a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.
The Authors
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 at LeslieMeierBooks.com.
LEE HOLLIS, the pen name for Rick Copp, is the author of the Desert Flowers Mysteries and the Maya and Sandra Mystery Series. He is also the co-author of the Hayley Powell Food & Cocktail Mysteries with his sister, Holly Simason. A veteran Hollywood screenwriter, he is the co-writer of The Brady Bunch Movie and has written for numerous television series, including The Golden Girls, Wings,Scooby-Doo, Teen Titans, and Barbershop. He also produces, writes, and stars in the hit web series Where the Bears Are. He lives in Palm Springs, California and can be found online at LeeHollisMysteries.com.
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’s Maine Clambake novellas are included along with stories by Leslie Meier and Lee Hollis in holiday anthologies from Kensington Publishing. Barbara and her husband live in Portland, Maine. Readers can visit her website at BarbaraRossAuthor.com. –This text refers to the hardcover edition.
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