Alice Alfonsi and her husband, Marc Cerasini, who write as Cleo Coyle, are the authors of Bulletproof Barista, a Coffeehouse mystery. They are visiting Ascroft, eh? today to celebrate twenty years of their Coffeehouse Mysteries series.

Welcome, Alice and Marc. I’ll turn the floor over to you –

For going on 20 years (and 20 books), readers have watched our Coffeehouse Mystery characters face down cold-blooded criminals; fight past personal failures; and survive the dazzling lights and dark alleys of New York City with the strength of camaraderie and good strong coffee.

From what our readers have told us (in emails and messages), one of the reasons they’ve enjoyed our books so much is because they are more than simple whodunits. Our long-running series also explores the ups and downs of relationships among three generations of women (a mother, a daughter, and a grandmother), along with a loyal group of co-workers and friends. Together, they make a loving family, one which our readers tell us they love, too.

If you’re new to our Coffeehouse series, I’m happy to introduce you to our amateur sleuth. Clare Cosi is a single mom in her forties who manages the Village Blend, a charming, century-old coffeehouse in New York’s historic Greenwich Village.

Clare often knows more than the police about the quirky and creative community she serves. When crime happens, and the professionals hit dead ends, Clare goes to work. And she has her work cut out for her in her latest Coffeehouse adventure, Bulletproof Barista.

If you’re a newcomer to our Coffeehouse world, don’t hesitate to pick it up. Every Coffeehouse Mystery can be read as a stand-alone story. And, if you like one, you’ll have nineteen more to explore. But don’t miss our latest. Inspired by the television and movie location shoots in and around our own New York neighborhood, Bulletproof Barista is a roller coaster of showstopping fun. We hope you enjoy it!

Thank you for sharing this with us, Alice and Marc, and good luck with Bulletproof Barista, the latest book in the Coffeehouse mystery series.

Readers can learn more about Alice Alfonsi and her husband, Marc Cerasini, who write as Cleo Coyle,  by visiting their website and their Facebook – Instagram – Pinterest – Bookbub and Goodreads  pages. You can also follow them on Twitter.

And here’s a free recipe from the authors: Cleo’s Five Minute Nutella Fudge (downloadable PDF)

The book is available online at the following retailers: 

Amazon     Barnes & Noble   Kobo     Google Play     Bookshop.org     Indiebound

About the authors: 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 Coffeehouse Mysteries, now celebrating twenty years in print. They also write the Haunted Bookshop Mysteries, recently relaunched with brand-new titles that have been honored with Best of Year selections in their genre by reviewers. Alice and Marc are also accomplished tie-in writers who have penned properties for Lucasfilm, NBC, Fox, Disney, Imagine, Toho, and MGM. They live in New York City, where they write independently and together.