You don’t need to be Irish to enjoy St. Patrick’s Day in Maine, where the chilly March weather offers the perfect excuse to curl up with an Irish coffee. But someone may have spiked this year’s brew with
murder . . .

Irish Coffee Murder is available in hardcover, ebook and audiobook formats. Large print editions are coming in May 2023. Mass market paperback is coming December 26, 2023.

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 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 . . .

Three good-natured tales are sure to make readers as mellow as their namesake drink.

Kirkus, January 1, 2023

This novella will definitely please fans of the Maine Clambake series.

Carstairs Considers, January 24, 2023

The author’s storytelling prowess is on full display and her attention to detail made the tale come to life.

Cinnamon, Sugar and a Little Bit of Murder, January 27, 2023

The case’s progress through different tellers, each introducing new evidence, reminds me of the Canterbury Tales.

Fresh Fiction, February 23, 2023

…a twisty tale within a tale and all the suspects are long deceased.

Wonder Woman Sixty, February 25, 2023

With three murders to solve, recipes to try, and Irish coffees to drink, this book will put you in the St. Paddy’s Day mood for sure. Just hope it doesn’t storm …

Kings River Life, February 25, 2023

This collection is a perfect sampler for readers new to any of these authors and an absolute must-own for fans of each.

Criminal Element, March 1, 2023

This is a captivating set of cozy mystery novellas from three long-running, beloved series… Each is unique, and I very much enjoyed the similarities and differences.

Open Book Society, February 8, 2023

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