Coffeehouse Mysteries Books in Order
The Coffeehouse Mysteries is a cozy mystery book series by Cleo Coyle (pen name of Alice Alfonsi and Marc Cerasini) following Clare Cosi, manager of a Greenwich Village coffeehouse in New York City, as she solves murders in her coffee-industry milieu. The series began with On What Grounds in 2003 and has continued with new installments through the 2020s.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon2003 · Cleo Coyle
Clare Cosi returns after ten years to manage the historic Village Blend coffeehouse in Greenwich Village at the urging of owner Madame. On her first…
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Buy on Amazon2004 · Cleo Coyle
Business is booming at Clare Cosi's Village Blend until her female customers start to die. Lieutenant Quinn is convinced someone has an axe to grind,…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Cleo Coyle
Village Blend manager Clare Cosi hosts designer Lottie Harmon's new coffee-inspired fashion accessory line during Fashion Week. When barista Tucker…
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Buy on Amazon2006 · Cleo Coyle
Millionaire David Mintzer invites Clare Cosi to his Hamptons mansion for a paid summer training his new restaurant's staff. She brings her daughter…
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Buy on Amazon2007 · Cleo Coyle
Clare Cosi's best baristas call decaf espresso a "why bother?" but many customers prefer it. When an old friend of her ex-husband smuggles in the…
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Cleo Coyle
Clare Cosi's daughter, Joy, is interning for and falling for a top New York chef when his kitchen turns cutthroat and Joy becomes a murder suspect.…
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Cleo Coyle
Clare Cosi is hired to create a gourmet coffee and dessert bar for the wedding of her ex-husband Matteo Allegro to magazine editor Breanne Summour,…
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Buy on Amazon2009 · Cleo Coyle
At Christmastime, manager and head barista Clare Cosi finds a red-suited body in the snow and adds solving "Santa's" slaying to her coffeehouse…
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Buy on Amazon2010 · Cleo Coyle
Roast Mortem is a 2010 book by Cleo Coyle. It is book 9 of the series Coffeehouse Mysteries.
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Buy on Amazon2011 · Cleo Coyle
Coffee shop manager Claire Cosi investigates the murder of a website editor following the launch of online sales for "Mocha Magic Coffee," a java…
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Buy on Amazon2012 · Cleo Coyle
A Brew to a Kill is a 2012 book by Cleo Coyle. It is book 11 of the series Coffeehouse Mysteries.
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Buy on Amazon2012 · Cleo Coyle
Holiday Buzz is a 2012 book by Cleo Coyle. It is book 12 of the series Coffeehouse Mysteries.
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Buy on Amazon2013 · Cleo Coyle
After a car bomb nearly kills tech billionaire Eric Thorner, Clare comes to his aid and is hired to create the world's most expensive coffee blend.…
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Buy on Amazon2014 · Cleo Coyle
Once Upon a Grind is a 2014 book by Cleo Coyle. It is book 14 of the series Coffeehouse Mysteries.
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Buy on Amazon2015 · Cleo Coyle
The White House asks Village Blend manager Clare Cosi to consult on coffee service for a Rose Garden wedding, where she discovers a historic pot once…
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Buy on Amazon2017 · Cleo Coyle
Clare Cosi's engagement to her NYPD detective boyfriend is interrupted when a lawyer delivers a letter bequeathing a hidden treasure to her daughter,…
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2018 · Cleo Coyle
A smartphone dating app turns the Village Blend into a hookup hotspot until a gunshot leaves a dead body: an entrepreneur who broke hearts through…
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Buy on Amazon2019 · Cleo Coyle
Clare Cosi awakens on a Washington Square Park bench with no memory of the past week, unaware she has been missing while her family and a man named…
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Buy on Amazon2022 · Cleo Coyle
While planning her honeymoon, Clare Cosi creates a Honey-Cinnamon Latte using rare honey from Madame's friend "Queen" Bea Hastings. When a swarm of…
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Buy on Amazon2023 · Cleo Coyle
The streaming hit Only Murders in Gotham chooses the century-old Village Blend for its second season, thrilling shop manager Clare Cosi, whose…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Coffeehouse Mysteries books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “On What Grounds”. Start with “On What Grounds.”
How many books are in the Coffeehouse Mysteries series?
We list 20 books by Cleo Coyle , published between 2003–2023.
Where can I buy the Coffeehouse Mysteries books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.