Coffeehouse Mystery Series: Book 21
Publication Date: April 1, 2025
When the Village Blend opens a Writer’s Block Lounge, a cold case crime turns up the heat on Clare and her crew in this gripping new entry in the beloved Coffeehouse Mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.
As much as master roaster Clare Cosi adores coffee, the landmark shop she manages won’t survive if she doesn’t sell enough of it. So when the Village Blend’s customer traffic grinds to a halt, she turns to her staff for creative ideas, and the Writer’s Block Lounge is born.
Madame, the eccentric octogenarian owner of the shop, is upset by this news. Years ago, a group of accomplished writers used the shop’s second-floor lounge to inspire each other, but the group disbanded when something dark occurred. Though that history is shrouded in mystery, Clare presses forward…
Soon the Village Blend tables are filled with aspiring novelists, playwrights, and poets, all happy to be coaxed, cajoled, and caffeinated by her coffeehouse crew. Clare admires the stamina of these scribes, many of them toiling at night jobs—driving taxis, tending bar, ushering for Broadway—while penning projects during the day.
Then one of their fictions turns fatal when a shocking secret leads to a deadly end. Unless Clare can untangle this mystery, uncover the truth, and stop a desperate killer, she fears more of these weary writers may be marked for eternal rest.
Includes a knockout menu of recipes!
With coffee as its central theme, Author Cleo Coyle pens her 21st book in the Coffeehouse Mystery series with No Roast for the Weary.
I discovered from reading this story that coffee is a “thing” in certain circles. Which I wasn’t aware of until now.
Clare, the main character, is intelligent and funny. Most women could identify with her in one way or another. The book was fast-paced, the dialogue was well done, and the characters worked together. Another strong point is the mystery itself, which was fun and unpredictable. I also liked that coffee was in the midst of the plot. The smell, the taste, the sound of it pouring. Pure bliss in a cup, and I’m not a writer. Haha.
I typically like easy reads where things are predictable but still manages to surprise me when the whodunnit is revealed. We live in a crazy world, and I enjoy escaping reality for a little while by immersing myself in a world an author creates.
No Roast for the Weary offers an engaging cozy with coffee and mystery taking center stage.
CLEO COYLE is a pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi, writing in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini. Both are New York Times bestselling authors of the long-running Coffeehouse Mysteries and Haunted Bookshop Mysteries, now celebrating more than 20 years in print. With more than one million books sold, their works have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and Czech; received multiple Best of Year selection honors from reviewers; and have been recommended by Booklist as among the best culinary mysteries for core library mystery collections. Alice and Marc are also bestselling media tie-in writers who have penned properties for Lucasfilm, NBC, Fox, Disney, Imagine, Toho, and MGM. They live and work in New York City, where they write independently and together, wrangle their rescue cats, drink a lot of java, and cook like crazy.
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Hi, Lori — Thank you so much for this fantastic 5-star review! As you so beautifully put it, “We live in a crazy world, and I enjoy escaping reality for a little while by immersing myself in a world an author creates.” Marc and I are thrilled to know that you found a happy escape from this crazy world (for a little while anyway) by visiting our landmark Village Blend and all the characters in our Coffeehouse world. We’re also happy to know that you liked our amateur sleuth, Clare. She has her flaws, of course, as all fictional characters should, but she always tries to do her best in protecting the people she loves, and we’re glad to know you enjoyed her latest caffeinated adventure. Cheers again for your lovely review, and we hope you’ll return again to our Village Blend. (We’re writing the next book now.) Until then…
With love from NYC,
Cleo