Decaffeinated Corpse

     By Cleo Coyle, National Bestselling Author of Murder Most Frothy, this one is a gem, too!  If you are a murder mystery caffeine addict, pick up a copy.  This delightful little book has a ton of all the right stuff.  There is the ex, the daughter, the new love interest, the tattooed coffee barista, the exotic friend from a foreign country, and of course, there's the dead body.  

     I discovered these "Coffeehouse Mysteries" when I ran out of "Cat Who" books to read.  Funny how I must go in search of new books.  I'm a coffee drinker.  Mine is high octane espresso or cappuccino with heavy whipping cream where I can get it.  By the way, there is no half and half in all of France.  Just a side note, but I went there earlier this year with visions of sipping cappuccinos at street cafe's and people watching.  One ounce of espresso was nice euros and they only have milk!  I was astonished.  However, you can get what is very close to half and half in the grocery store and carry it with you.  That is exactly what I did.  Call me crazy.  I like my cream in my coffee.  Actually, if coffee is done right, I like it black, but just the fact that I could not have any half and half had me carrying it with me just to spite the place.  Shame on me.  Typical American!

     I enjoy these books as they go into detail about coffee.  Every aspect of coffee comes to light at some point.  There are even coffee recipes in the book for your own use.  You will not only have a great mystery read, but you'll learn that humidity affects the grind and there's a plant somewhere in Africa that may produce naturally decaffeinated beans.  And, and, and!   There's a lot to know about coffee and I find the descriptions fascinating.

     Let me know what you think!