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Cozy Mystery in a Quirky Florida Coffeeshop

Cold Brew Corpse by Tara Lush

October 6, 2024 by Halbs Leave a Comment

Cold Brew Corpse is the second installment in Tara Lush’s Coffee Lover’s mystery series. (Here is my review of the first, Grounds for Murder.) In these cozy books, former Miami newspaper reporter Lana Lewis lives in her quirky hometown – Devil’s Beach, Florida. Since returning to Devil’s Beach after an unexpected divorce, Lana owns and runs Perkatory, a local coffee shop/family business. She solves mysteries while she’s trying to solve the problem of what to do next in her life.Sometimes, there are coffee puns! While […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Featured, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cozy mystery, Tara Lush

Halbs's CBR16 Review No:8 · Genres: Audiobooks, Featured, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cozy mystery, Tara Lush ·
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“Everyone’s got secrets; it’s Florida!”

Grounds for Murder (A Coffee Lover's Mystery) by Tara Lush

June 13, 2023 by Halbs Leave a Comment

My summer of cozy mysteries continues! Grounds for Murder is the first book in a four-part cozy mystery series set in Devil’s Beach, Florida. Our hero is Lana Lewis, a journalist-turned-barista. (Tara Lush is a journalist, as well!) Lewis was doing great as a reporter in Miami, but a series of unfortunate work and personal events led her to moving back home to the Beach. Her hippie dad owns Perkatory, the local island coffee shop. She takes over as the shop manager as she tries […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cozy, cozy mystery, Florida, Tara Lush

Halbs's CBR15 Review No:23 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cozy, cozy mystery, Florida, Tara Lush ·
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