The Bookstore Cafe Mystery is a Mystery / Literary Fiction series by Alex Erickson, made up of 15 books published between 2015 and 2026. It begins with Death by Coffee (2015), and is best read in publication order. The most recent entry is Death by Irish Coffee (2026), spanning 11 years of storytelling.
Bookstore Cafe Mystery series: frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Bookstore Cafe Mystery series?
Start with Death by Coffee (2015), the first book in the Bookstore Cafe Mystery series by Alex Erickson. Follow the books in publication order for the best reading experience.
How many books are in the Bookstore Cafe Mystery series?
There are 15 books in the Bookstore Cafe Mystery series by Alex Erickson, published between 2015 and 2026.
What is the first book in the Bookstore Cafe Mystery series?
The first book in the Bookstore Cafe Mystery series is Death by Coffee, published in 2015 by Alex Erickson.
What is the latest book in the Bookstore Cafe Mystery series?
The most recent book in the Bookstore Cafe Mystery series is Death by Irish Coffee (2026) by Alex Erickson.
About the Bookstore Cafe Mystery series
Alex Erickson's Bookstore Café Mysteries are cozy comfort reads centred on Death by Coffee — a combined bookstore and coffee shop in the small town of Pine Hills. Owner Krissy Hancock would rather be reading and serving lattes, but murders keep interrupting business, and her amateur sleuthing keeps cracking them.
The series delivers the cozy staples with an inviting bookshop-café setting, a likeable heroine, a cast of small-town regulars, and a slow-burn romance. It's a warm, easy binge for fans of books-and-coffee mysteries.
The mysteries stand alone, but Krissy's life and relationships develop across the series, beginning with "Death by Coffee."