02258cam a2200373 i 4500 2720965303 TxAuBib 20260402120000.0 260402s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781496745545 pbk. 9.00 149674554X pbk. 9.00 TxAuBib rda Erickson, Alex,. Death by java [Book]. Paperback: New York : Kensington Publishing Corp., 2025. 309 pages ; 17 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Bookstore Cafe Mystery ; 14 "Krissy Hancock is a little nervous leaving her bookstore-cafâe in Pine Hills, Ohio, in someone else's hands while she visits family in California. But when a killer strikes during her week out west, it's a good thing she packed her sleuthing skills ... When she arrives in her hometown, the owner of Death by Coffee is startled to see a store called Death by Java. She soon realizes the name belongs to a copycat business run by her mean-girl high school rival, Valerie. It may not be grounds for a lawsuit--but when they stop in and witness a bitter argument with a health inspector, the whole scene leaves a bad taste in Krissy's mouth. Valerie has even imitated Death by Coffee's resident feline--except this one is a hissing stray who's more likely to terrorize customers than delight them. Despite her irritation, Krissy finds herself trying to help the hapless Valerie. But her old classmate needs a different kind of help when the health inspector is found dead on the premises. As Krissy's boyfriend cozies up to local law enforcement, she collects a carafe of clues, drip by drip . . . ". 20260402. Hancock, Krissy (Fictitious character.) Bookstores Fiction. Coffee Fiction. Coffeehouses Fiction. Cozy mysteries. Homecoming Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. California Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Mystery fiction. Bookstore Cafe Mystery ; 14.