Coffeehouse Mystery Books in Order

Coffeehouse Mystery by Cleo Coyle contains 22 books, published between 2003 and 2026. The first book is On What Grounds (2003) and the newest is Eat, Drink, and Get Buried (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
2003–2026
Confirmed
22 of 22 titles
Pages on record
5,929 in 17 of 22 books
Reading time
99–148 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,929 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

Clare Cosi is the investigator in Cleo Coyle's Coffeehouse Mystery series, which sets murder among New York coffeehouses. Coffee supplies the wordplay for nearly every title: On What Grounds (2003), Through the Grinder (2004), Latte Trouble (2005), Murder Most Frothy (2006), Decaffeinated Corpse (2007), French Pressed (2008), Roast Mortem (2010) and Murder by Mocha (2011). Twenty-two books reach Eat, Drink, and Get Buried (2026), at a median of 368 pages, and Coyle continues the series.

How many Coffeehouse Mystery books are there?

Coffeehouse Mystery has 22 books, released between 2003 and 2026.

Coffeehouse Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Coffeehouse Mystery books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    On What Grounds2003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003
  2. 2
    Through the Grinder2004 · 275 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004275
  3. 3
    Latte Trouble2005 · 243 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005243
  4. 4
    Murder Most Frothy2006 · 247 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006247
  5. 5
    Decaffeinated Corpse2007 · 273 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007273
  6. 6
    French Pressed2008 · 270 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008270
  7. 7
    Espresso Shot2008 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008368
  8. 8
    Holiday Grind2009 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009384
  9. 9
    Roast Mortem2010 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010368
  10. 10
    Murder by Mocha2011 · 363 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011363
  11. 11
    A Brew to a Kill2012 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012370
  12. 12
    Holiday Buzz2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  13. 13
    Billionaire Blend2013 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013288
  14. 14
    Once Upon a Grind2014 · 452 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014452
  15. 15
    Dead to the Last Drop2015 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015480
  16. 16
    Dead Cold Brew2017 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017416
  17. 17
    Shot in the Dark2018 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018416
  18. 18
    Brewed Awakening2019 · 348 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019348
  19. 19
    Honey Roasted2021 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021368
  20. 20
    Bulletproof Barista2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023
  21. 21
    No Roast for the Weary2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025
  22. 22
    Eat, Drink, and Get Buried2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026

Is there a chronological order for Coffeehouse Mystery?

No separate chronological order is on record for Coffeehouse Mystery, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Coffeehouse Mystery books in order?

You should read the Coffeehouse Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Coffeehouse Mystery book also stands alone.

Where to start with Coffeehouse Mystery

Start with On What Grounds (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Coffeehouse Mystery book?

Eat, Drink, and Get Buried (2026) is the newest Coffeehouse Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Coffeehouse Mystery book coming?

No next Coffeehouse Mystery book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Coffeehouse Mystery at a glance

Still running
Coffeehouse Mystery is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Coffeehouse Mystery books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,929 pages across the 17 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Coffeehouse Mystery books, 10 of 22, were published in the 2010s.

What the Coffeehouse Mystery books are about

19 of the 22 Coffeehouse Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: coffeehouses is tagged on 17 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Cleo Coyle

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Characters in the Coffeehouse Mystery books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.