Double Scoop of Murder (A Coffee and Cream Mystery)

Double Scoop of Murder, a Coffee and Cream Mystery by Lena Gregory

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Double Scoop of Murder

From author Lena Gregory comes a hunt for more than just treasure…

Danika Delany is loving running her uncle’s old fashioned malt shop on eastern Long Island and putting her own modern spin on the treats they serve. Life is finally looking up for her! That is, until local billionaire Maxwell Crumbholtz dies and leaves his fortune in the form of a treasure hunt.

Chaos descends on Watchogue, and Dani and the rest of the gang from the Coffee & Cream Café join the melee when they enter the contest, try to decipher the clues, and go in search of the treasure. But Dani digs up more than she expected when she discovers a dead body buried instead of a treasure!

To make matters worse, a witness claims to have seen Dani at the scene of the murder. Now, instead of a four-billion-dollar payday, Dani is on the hunt for a killer.

Double Scoop of Murder (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – New York
Gemma Halliday Publishing (February 27, 2024)
Number of Pages 226
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CKV7QQB8

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Guest post from Lena Gregory, author of Double Scoop of Murder

The Coffee & Cream Café

People often ask me about the inspiration for the Coffee & Cream Café. Let me start by saying, I love ice cream. It’s my all-time favorite dessert. The thought of an old-fashioned ice cream parlor on Main Street in a small town brings to mind memories of childhood, when every concert, play, and dance recital ended at the local ice cream shop. It was not only a place to grab dessert, but a venue where local gossip ran rampant.

That being said, what better place to set a cozy mystery series? Watchogue is a fictional town on the south shore of Eastern Long Island, New York (exactly like the one I grew up in). And like many small towns on Long Island, the local businesses are the gossip hot spots. But Danika Delaney wasn’t content to take over her Uncle Jimmie’s failing mom and pop ice cream parlor. She wanted to create her own brand, a place where people could come in after a long day at work, or on their way to school, and kick back. So, the idea for the Coffee & Cream Café was born.

Since I worked at Friendly’s when I was young, as well as my grandfather’s small-town deli, I had a good idea of exactly the atmosphere I was trying to create. Even still, a lot of research goes into writing this series. I research everything from how to make homemade ice cream, to symptoms of cyanide poisoning. (Hopefully, no one will ever check my search history.) The Coffee & Cream Café is the perfect place for locals to relax, catch up on rumors, and discuss murder.

Lena Gregory — Author of Double Scoop of Murder

Lena Gregory 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.