Welcome to book review fifteen of fifty-three for this year’s virtual coffee shares. I’ve picked books that are related to the theme here at Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils—coffee, books, and puzzles.

Death by Vanilla Latte
Author Alex Erickson
Published in May 2017
Publisher is Kensington Publishing Corp
Available in eBook, Audio, Audio CD, and Mass Market (320 pages)
Private Investigator Mysteries (Books) | Supernatural Mysteries | Amateur Sleuths

I really enjoy this series and recommend it for readers of cozy mystery.

You can find my full review on Goodreads: review.

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If we were having coffee, I would share that A-to-Z is going well. For letter E, I shared an excerpt from The Funny Side and Vizard. If you have a few minutes to check them out, I know you will enjoy the read: Excerpts.

If we were having coffee, I would share a picture of my most recent puzzle.

I stumbled upon a Facebook puzzle group earlier this week and I joined. It has been a great group. I didn’t know there were so many puzzle lovers.

If we were having coffee, I would share that the “From the Publisher” section for my Ember Files books has been updated, and I am pleased with how it looks: crisp, clean, professional. Here is a picture of that section for The Ember Stone. You can view the other books here: The Ember Files.

My last news this week is that The Funny Side won the Literary Titan Gold Book Award for Nonfiction. I’m grateful for all the support.

That is my week in a nutshell. Here is the coffee bean grinder. How was your week?

By Shari Marshall – 2025