I did promise that I would talk about all things Coffee on this blog and today I'm going to talk about a connection with coffee and my other favorite thing reading murder mysteries. A series of mysteries involving a Coffee House and of course our favorite brew coffee has been created by author Cleo Coyle and I'm hooked.

Coyle started this mystery series back in 2003 with the first book On What Grounds where we are introduced to Clare Cosi the manager of a coffeehouse in New York's Greenwich Village called the Village Blend. The mystery begins with her first day back on the job, after a 10 year absence, to find her assistant unconscious on the floor. To coin another author of mystery fame, "The game is afoot" and the mystery starts to unravel.

Second in what has now been deemed as the Coffeehouse Mysteries is Through the Grinder which was published in October of 2004. In this mystery Clare's female customers begin to die and Lieutenant Quinn is there again to help solve the mystery.

Currently there are 7 books in the series with No. 8 due to be released on August 3, 2010. Roast Mortem is the latest in Coyle's wonderful series. What I love about these books is the added information about different types of roasts of coffee that Coyle intertwines into the stories. As you are reading you can almost smell the aromas of brews being made in the Coffee House. She even goes so far as to tell the readers how to make spectacular cups of coffee in ways that we might not imagine. Not only is Cleo Coyle a fabulous mystery writer but you can tell that she is a true fan of our favorite beverage...coffee.

I encourage you to pick up one of these delightful books, sit down with your favorite brew and enjoy a mystery in the Coffee House.