The FOURTH witty adventure in Elizabeth Zelvin’s Bruce Kohler Series

TRIPLE VENTI SKINNY MACCHIATO WITH CYANIDE, PLEASE…

Sophia might have been in recovery, but even alcohol would have been healthier than that coffee she drank after her Twelve Step meeting. The cyanide in it killed her a lot faster than her addiction might have-- it’s instant, reliable, and means someone hates you a lot.

But people who knew her through the program had reason to like her a lot-- especially one of her grateful sponsees who just happened to be one-third of a crack amateur detective team. Enter Zelvin’s Three Musketeers of Murder-- Bruce Kohler, recovering alcoholic and amateur sleuth extraordinaire, and his friends, techno-geek Jimmy (who's also recovering) and Jimmy’s girl friend Barbara, New York’s brashest, funniest co-dependent.

It seems Jimmy, who has twenty years of recovery in AA, has discovered an addiction he didn't know he had. He’s now in Debtors Anonymous. When he confesses all to Barbara-- no costly vacation this year! -- she makes an announcement of her own. Wouldn’t you know, the news has come at the worst possible time.

And that’s before Jimmy’s sponsor dies. As always with these three, the trail winds through the program and out again, as they search for a murderer mean enough to kill the soft-hearted Sophia. But surprise! She had more than one enemy…

A special treat: if you think Barbara was bossy before, wait till you see her with raging hormones. She’s a tough customer, sure-- and sometimes a challenge to her friends and loved ones-- but she’s a laugh-out-loud gift to the reader. Because she’s always blurting what we’re thinking.

For fans of witty mysteries, cozies, everyone who loves New York, bold, outspoken women sleuths like Sara Paretsky’s V.I. Warshawski, amateur detectives, sly, clever wordsmiths like Dorothy Cannell, Jennifer Crusie, and Harlan Coben. Fans of the CBS series Elementary will particularly enjoy the insider Twelve Step perspective.

PRAISE FOR ZELVIN’S BRUCE KOHLER SERIES:

Interesting characters, a complex mystery with twists and turns, and a summer on the beach to remember... Another solidly good one from the talented Elizabeth Zelvin." -Kevin Tipple on Kevin's Corner

"Zelvin brings [her characters] to life. A good plot, and action to keep readers glued to the pages. Good reading for the summer or anytime." -Mysterical-E