Review: Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson
Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson is the first book in the Bookstore Cafe series. As a cozy mystery reader, I understand that these books are formulaic by nature. That’s what I like about them.…
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Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson is the first book in the Bookstore Cafe series. As a cozy mystery reader, I understand that these books are formulaic by nature. That’s what I like about them.…
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