The Coffee Club Mysteries was a charming read that I really enjoyed. I’m new to cozy mysteries but really enjoyed each and every story in this book.

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This was a warm and cozy set of six stories that all follow the same group of friends that become amateur sleuths in their town. Although each book is written by a different author, they meld together seamlessly. I love mysteries in the Christian genre.

The Coffee Club Mysteries features six interrelated Christian novellas set in the town of Oak Grove, Kansas, where a series of mysteries plagues the members of a local book club that gathers at the Coffee Perk. Although the characters remain constant throughout, each story is complete in itself.

In the first novella, “Coffee, Tea, or Murder” by Cynthia Hickey, suspicion falls on Morgan Butler, proprietress of the Coffee Perk, when a local handyman is poisoned allegedly by a cup of her coffee. To clear her name, Morgan teams up with visiting author Dean Matthews who has been taking full advantage of the Coffee Perk’s free wi-fi. It is a good little mystery, and I liked that the touch of romance seemed to flow naturally from the circumstances.

The second novella, “The Honey Hive Mystery,” written by Dana Mentink, finds Penny Parson the number one suspect in a murder investigation when she discovers her neighbor shot and bleeding to death. The “coffee club” ladies rally to clear her name. This is my favorite of the stories. It is filled with heartfelt emotion, and Penny is an incredibly sympathetic figure. I loved the tone and depth in this short piece.

In “Chili Con Carne Murder” by Candice Prentice, the third story in the book, Evelyn Kliff finds the body of a church volunteer and gets involved in the subsequent murder investigation when her late husband’s cousin is named a suspect. This one adds a touch of romance and some adorable rescue dogs, one of whom holds a special place in the story.

“Nuts for Coffee” by Darlene Franklin is the fourth novella in the collection. Here, Jo Anderson’s 75th birthday celebration is cut short when one of the guests is poisoned by special creamer gifted to Jo. There was a good amount of tension: can Jo solve the murder, or will she be the next victim?

The fifth offering is “In Hot Water” by Elizabeth Ludwig. Elementary teacher Harper Daggett purchases a little jade owl at an antique sale and encounters a mystery she didn’t bargain for. The story is accompanied by a cute wrap-around involving a student and her grandmother.

Finally, in the sixth novella, “Nutty as a Fruitcake” by Janice Thompson, Jeanine Gransbury is baking fruitcakes to benefit the missionaries – only to find that the donated money has gone missing. There is romance and mystery afoot in this sweet Christmas tale.

All told, The Coffee Club Mysteries is a heartwarming and entertaining set of stories – just the perfect length to read while sipping a cup of coffee.

Note: I received an ARC of The Coffee Club Mysteries from NetGalley and Barbour Publishing, Inc. The above is my honest review.

Such a great book. Makes for a wonderful read. I can not wait to read more from this author. I love books like this.

It is so nice to mix up a full length book with these short novellas. I enjoyed them all in no time.

Just the absolute perfect book to curl up on the couch with and while away a rainy day.
Contributions from all of these authors are entertaining and fun.

A fun set of mysteries! And all centered around a coffee shop & the friends that frequent there. I would definitely recommend to all coffee lovers out there. The characters were extremely relatable in their fears & desires with just enough spattering of humor thrown in to balance out the more sobering murder mysteries filling these pages. Most certainly an enjoyable read!

“The Coffee Club Mysteries” is entertaining and makes you spend a good time with its reading. I recommend this book for readers who want to have a book in their desk when they have spare time and they would like to enjoy a cozy mystery, because you can read a story at once.
Happy reading!

Let me start by saying I love the premise of this book! Coffee, books and mysteries are three of my favorite things, so I HAD to read this collection. The stories are short and make for quick reads. The mysteries are good and most of the stories have a bit of romance too. There are two stories in the collection that are mainly mysteries with little/no romance. Those stories are: The Honey Hive Mystery” & “ Nuts For Coffee.” The last 2 stories in the collection were my personal favorites. ‘In Hot Water” was a fun mystery about who’s out to harm Harper after she buys something at an estate sale that someone else clearly wants by any means possible. I enjoyed the story and the developing romance between Harper and the handsome Deputy Davis. “Nutty As A Fruitcake” was my other favorite. It was written by one of my all-time favorite authors: Janice Thompson. I was thrilled to see a brand new story from her! The story was adorable with a budding romance and a missing charity donation all at Christmastime. It had Janice’s trademark humor and great characters. All in all this is an enjoyable collection of mystery stories. If you like cozy mysteries, check this collection of stories out.

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The Coffee Club Mysteries are short whodunit type stories that take place in a small town. There are six different stories told ranging from a coffee shop murder, a murder in the church, a birthday party that ends in a murder, and Nutty as a Fruitcake with a fruitcake recipe. All six stories take place in the same town and involve the local coffee club group of ladies. Seems like their coffee club is full of murder, chaos, and amateur investigators. These ladies love God and their friendship is important to them. Since each story is written by 6 different authors it is difficult to give a rating and some of the stories I liked more than others. My favorite story is "The Honey Hive Mystery". This is certainly a quick and easy read!

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The Coffee Club Mysteries is a collection of novellas by Darlene Franklin, Cynthia Hickey, Elizabeth Ludwig, Dana Mentink, Candice Prentice, and Janice Thompson. This is the perfect book to pick up when you only have a short time to read and you want a simple mystery that is quickly resolved. I think the mysteries were each good but highly predictable. If you like those kinds of stories, then this might be perfect for you. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.

There's never a dull moment in this small Kansas town! And for some reason, coffee seems to be right in the middle of it all! You'll never know which cup of Joe will lead to another murder. I loved the characters, setting, and, of course, coffee theme! A must read for coffee and cozy mystery lovers!!

6 determined women, 6 mysteries to solve...

When I saw that The Coffee Club Mysteries had a lineup of six such amazing authors I knew it was a book I seriously wanted to read. Years ago I would have probably bypassed this book because it is a novella collection but a classic children's author changed my mind about short stories and novellas and I've read some pretty great stuff since.

The Coffee Club Mysteries was great! Kind of like reading a mini Hallmark mystery movie series it had all of the elements of a good whodunit. Murder, theft, betrayal, frame-ups, and even a dash of romance in some of them. The stories segued almost seamlessly, showing the true talent of the six very different authors, Darlene Franklin, Cynthia Hickey, Elizabeth Ludwig, Dana Mentink, Candice Prentice, and Janice Thompson. Another really cool thing about the book is that main characters are a wide variety of ages, from late twenties to mid seventies, so there is bound to be at least one for every reader to relate to.

While this collection can be read in several sittings, each novella took me about an hour or so to read, I found myself reading it in larger bites. Hey, there's nothing better than a good a mystery on a cold winter day when you'd much rather be inside. I loved The Coffee Club Mysteries and I would definitely recommend it to fans of any or all of these authors.

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One of my new favorite books! This author has such a way with words the pages flew by in no time! I can’t wait to see the next work by this author! This was such a joy to read!

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I thoroughly enjoyed these 6 short stories! I am a major fan of cozy mysteries so this was right up my alley. I love that it followed six women in a book club and how they eacb told a story. I would recommend.

Cute, interesting, easy and simple~

I enjoyed this book so much!! 6 short stories involving 6 members of a book club in a small town, all of which involved some sort of crime. Never have I ever read a mystery book that was this relaxing yet enjoyable! haha.. these authors have truly done something extraordinary. Bonus points for adding a dash of clean romance too that made my heart bubbled.

Set in a small town of Kansas, the stories were intimate with close and pure friendships. The crimes were interesting and some mysterious and dangerous. I loved it! The writing was easy and light, a little more heavy when things got dangerous. With some insightful knowledge added into the stories, I learnt some interesting facts too. The plots were pretty normal, having the right ups and downs.

I need more books like this in my life!

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I love this little compilation of mysteries! Each of them are interesting and kept me guessing until the very end!





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I received this book through NetGalley. My opinions listed here are my own. Many of our patrons are asking afor more books like this. Light mysteries you can read easily in your free time. These were good stories.

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The Coffee Club Mysteries
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I think that one of the things is that I like about this book is about a group of normal woman, of different occupations, backgrounds, and age. I like that there is a moment for each one them in their own particular story. Another thing I can say I found a bit unusual is that even do, romance is not the main topic, man does not have a voice in the story they appear. Only each woman of the story. While I was reading this book It kinda reminds me of the TV show of the 80's Murder she wrote, that I used to watch with my mom. It shows a group of friends that love God and found themselves in unexpected situations. And somehow they solve it with instinct and brightness. I didn't like some of the situations and plot in some of the story; because in my opinion some of them were a bit boring, also a bit exaggerated and maybe too obvious. But, overall. Is a good book, I think this could be a good choice for a long trip or just a book for having a good time.

I apparently didn't read the description of this book carefully, meaning the tagged words. So I didn't realize that this book is Faith based... so there were many mentions of God and times of Prayer. I am typically capable of looking past this, but found it difficult this go round. In addition, I found the mysteries themselves to be a bit redundant in a few cases. They were all also short, predictable, and almost TOO neatly wrapped up in the end of each. This book had serious potential... a book club that meets in a coffee shop? That would definitely be up my alley. Generous rating of 3🌟