Eli Sinclair from Double Scoop of Murder, A Coffee & Cream mystery, is visiting Ascroft, eh? today to tell us a bit about a day in his life.

Welcome, Eli. I’ll turn the floor over to you –

Until recently, my days were spent mostly alone working from home as a cyber security expert. My parents passed away when I was young, and my grandmother took care of me. She made sure I had all the love and support I needed growing up, and now I still live with her and stick close so I can be there for her instead of working at some office in New York City two hours away. But I do have to admit, with most of my friends having gone away to college or moved out of town, it can get a little lonely, especially when Gram is so busy with things like poker night and paddle board yoga. But now, all that has changed.

I met Gwen Rothberg when we both attended a goat yoga class. Neither of us ever went back, and we almost got tossed out of the class for laughing so hard, but we went on to become the best of friends. Then, when Gwen’s best friend from childhood returned to town, Gwen suggested I apply for a job as a barista at her new café. I loved the idea. It allowed me time to hang out and socialize with people and still stick close for Gram. Plus, it didn’t interfere with my career.

In addition to all of that, as if that weren’t enough, Danika Delaney became one of my closest friends. I love working at the café, and just between us, I have the biggest crush on her sister, Meghan. But that’s a story for another time, since I haven’t yet worked up the nerve to ask her out, and I get all tongue tied the instant she walks into a room.

An additional perk of working at the café and hanging out with Dani is the murders. No. Wait. Yikes. That didn’t come out right. What I meant to say is, I get to investigate murders, not that I enjoy them. But getting to put my skills to use helping bring killers to justice has been amazing. And now, we’re participating in a treasure hunt. I love following the clues and trying to decipher the riddles to search for the treasure. Unfortunately, one of the contestants was just murdered, which kind of put a damper on things, but at least I’ll get to investigate again. If, that is, Dani doesn’t decide to mind her own business like the detective in charge suggests.

Thank you for sharing this with us, Eli, and good luck to you and your author, Lena Gregory, with Double Scoop of Murder, the latest book in the Coffee & Cream mystery series.

Readers can learn more about Eli and his author, Lena Gregory by visiting the author’s website and her Facebook, Pinterest and Goodreads pages. You can also follow her on Twitter.

The book is available online at the following retailers:

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About Lena Gregory: Lena is the author of the Bay Island Psychic Mysteries, which take place on a small island between the north and south forks of Long Island, New York, the All-Day Breakfast Café Mysteries, which are set on the outskirts of Florida’s Ocala National Forest, the Mini-Meadows Mysteries, set in a community of tiny homes in Central Florida, and the Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries, which take place in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island, New York.

Lena grew up in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island, but she recently traded in cold, damp, gray winters for the warmth and sunshine of central Florida, where she now lives with her husband, three kids, son-in-law, and four dogs. Her hobbies include spending time with family, reading, and walking. Her love for writing developed when her youngest son was born and didn’t sleep through the night. She works full-time as a writer and a freelance editor and is a member of Sisters in Crime.