I enjoy this series but I have to say I was puzzled at the start by Krissy running a marathon, on a very hot day and not having spent much time exercising to get fit enough to manage it. What possessed her? While on the run the heat gets to her and, once she refocuses, she finds herself faced with a dead runner. Accident or homicide? Heatstroke is series business but murder is worse. Krissy gets pulled into the case due to a connection via her best friend. Once I got involved with the mystery and all of the twists, turns and a few red herrings, I found it to be a good reading escape. My thanks to the publisher Kensington and to NetGalley for giving me an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

I really struggled getting into this book, but I pushed through because of it being an ARC. I likely would have DNF if I did not feel obligated to give an honest review and finish it. Personally I just could not relate to the main female character Krissy. She owns a coffee shop and dates a local police officer but seems to find a way to meddle into everyone’s business. She even begins “investigating “ crimes in town and doing stupid dangerous things like entering empty buildings at night to search and going to homes alone to question people. She struggled with making friends and I can see why.

Overall I would read this author again. I found the writing and flow to be fast and easy reading.

Many thanks to Netgalley, Kensington Books Publishing and author Alex Erickson for the digital ARC of this novel. Publication date April 25, 2023.

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This is the 11th installment of the Bookstore Cafe series. Krissy co-owns a coffee shop with her friend Vicki. At the start of the book she is participating in a marathon and it's extremely hot out at the start of the race so many runner's start becoming dehydrated. Of course during the race a dead body is discovered and Krissy starts getting involved in the investigation. Her boyfriend happens to be a police officer who is constantly having to save her.
I have to say that I have not read every book in this series but the ones I have read are good not amazing. I really love the whole premise of Krissy owning a bookstore cafe but somehow the way the character is written doesn't really work for me personally. In this book, she does not want to get involved in investigating but the main suspect ends up being her friend's boyfriend and somehow that makes it seemed force how she gets involved. I did enjoy how the plot played out. I could see how other people would like this series, and I might try to read any future books.
Thank you netgalley and Kensington for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Kensington Books for providing me with an ARC of this book. Death by Iced Coffee is the latest installment in the Bookstore Cafe Mystery series. It's a hot summer day in Pine Hills and Krissy, the main character, has to run a marathon. When one if the participants ends up dead, she ends up investigating.

Being a reader of the series, I really enjoyed the latest book from start to finish. The mystery is solid and engaging. I'm already looking forward to the next book.

Death by Iced Coffee is book #11 in the Bookstore Cafe Mystery series by Alex Erickson.

Krissy Hancock is running a marathon in terribly hot weather, but things get worse when she finds a runner down, especially when it is by foul play.

This is the first book I’ve read in this series, but i am familiar with this author’s work and it didn’t disappoint. I like Krissy and her willingness to help her friends, even if it means trying to find a killer. You’ll be thirsty for iced coffee while reading this book. I was guessing who the guilty party was up until the end. This is an entertaining cozy mystery and I plan to catch up on the earlier books.

Thank you to the author, Kensington Books, and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) copy of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

An ok cozy. The story is pretty run-of-the-mill. The mystery is complicated. Krissy can be a bit annoying at times. It has a cute cat and characters you wouldn't mind getting to know.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in return for an honest opinion.

Krissy, part-owner of a bookstore/coffee shop, unprepared to run in a charity marathon particularly on one of an extremely hot summer day, is competing and near exhaustion stops when another runner is down and stops to assist. Too late, the person has died but cause of the death: murder. While still suffering from heat exhaustion, Krissy begins to do her own sleuthing on behalf of a girlfriend whose boyfriend is a possible suspect. This is one strong woman who is strong and loyal to friends (old and new) and employees. A lot of suspects and quirky characters with one special police officer, Paul, who is quick to respond to Krissy’s calls. I do wish they had more time alone because Paul wants to ask her a question but duty prevails. The atmosphere in this book is expressed so well by the author that I was so thirsty not only for iced coffee but the delicious lemonade made by Krissy’s neighbor. I will eagerly be looking forward to the next book in this long-running series. Thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for an ARC of this book; this is my personal opinion of this book.

Pine Hills is hosting their very first marathon and Krissy is ready to roll, even if it’s hot out. But once she commits, she’s all in and off she goes, only to find a body along the way. Thinking it was caused by the warm weather, Krissy is ready to move on, until it turns out to be murder and Rita’s boyfriend is a suspect.

With a friend suspected of murder, Kriss puts on her sleuthing hat yet again to help find the real culprit. But will she be tossed out with the grinds or will she perk the killer straight to the top?

Another solid entry in this long running series. Krissy makes every visit to Pine Hills a worthy outing of sleuthing. Well-developed characters, the cutest kitty and some fun supporting characters, you’ll find yourself craving coffee and your next visit to Pine Hills.

A clever, convoluted cozy mystery. Another visit to the Bookstore Cafe and the cast of characters was quite enjoyable. It kept me guessing. Thanks to the publisher for providing a copy via NetGalley. My review is voluntary.

Probably why you should never start a series at book 11 - I just could not get into this book at all. I persevered but certainly cannot give it the four or even five star rating that others are giving it. Basically I think I just did not like the main character. She lacked charm and her investigative techniques did not fall far short of going up to someone and saying to their face "Did you do it?"

On the other hand there was a good mystery going on with all the usual red herrings, lots of assumptions being made, and the eventual exposure of the main culprit. It was all okay but not great.

I didn't realize there were so many books in this series. I have read the first one. Reading this one was not a problem for only having read the first one. This was a fun captivating mystery. It was a fun small-town mystery. A lot of suspense and the whodunit is well-crafted and compelling.

Krissy Hancock ,co-owner of a coffee shop/bookstore, is participating in the inaugural Pine Hills marathon. The heat is causing runners to drop out as the race continues. When a runner is found dead next to the marathon route, it's revealed the man was murdered. Does it involve the marathon organizers? His ex-wife? His reputation and business practices? Plenty of suspects for Krissy to look into.
Eleventh in the series - a quick read.
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I'm a fan of iced coffee, so I liked the theme of it throughout the book. Krissy (the protagonist) always seem to stumble into trouble, and yet I couldn't help but root for her. Anyone a fan of books and coffee should give this series a try! This book was a nice cozy read.

My thanks to Kensington Publishing and NetGallery for a digital copy of this book for my review!

I adore this series, this is book #11 (I think!) and I feel like the writing is just as fresh as book #1. The characters are just as quirky as the first ones and I feel like the mysteries have actually gotten better- which is saying something since I have loved this series from the beginning! I highly recommend this book but even more so to read the entire series in order so you don’t miss out!!

Krissy, not really a runner, agreed to participate in a marathon because it was a find raiser and because she's always looking for new ways to promote her bookstore and cafe. Little did she know she would find the body of Glen, a man who, in classic cozy tradition, was not murdered by Krissy's friend Rita's boyfriend but who did do it? Erickson offers a good group of other suspects. Krissy's boyfriend Paul, a detective, is a little distant but always there for her and for the case (what's up with him lately?). It's a good addition to the series which will also be fine as a standalone. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A good read.

Thank you Alex Erickson, NetGalley and Kensington Cozies for allowing me to read an Arc of Death by Iced Coffee. This is the 11th book in the Bookstore Cafe Mystery series due to be published April 25th 2023.

I haven’t gotten the chance to read any other books in this series, but I gotta say it didn’t hinder my reading at all. I jumped right in from the very beginning and just loved the overall small town experience.

I definitely need more of Krissy and Paul so can’t wait for more from this series !

Fun cozy mystery to just set back and read and get lost in what is going on , so much so that you don't wait to put it down.

Death by Iced Coffee was a lot of fun to read. It moved really fast and introduced some new friends into Krissy’s (the main character) life. Krissy has entered into a charity marathon and someone is killed during the race. I’ve read all the books in the series (this is #11); it is one of my favorite series and this was one of my favorite books in the series. It’s easy to relate to Krissy, and it’s fun rooting her on in solving the mystery (it’s a really good one) and dealing with typical day-to-day challenges. She’s a great character. I’m hoping there will be many more books in this series! I can’t wait for the next. I highly recommend this book and series.

Thank you NetGalley and Kensington Books – Kensington Cozies for this wonderful ARC. I’m submitting my honest review and opinion. I will post this review to my blog, Goodreads, Bookbub, & Amazon accounts on the publication date, 4-25-23.

This was a fun captivating mystery. It starts out with Krissy running a marathon and she's never exercised before. Really, that's crazy. The mystery of Glen's death was complicated. I had no clue who the killer was until the end. I really want to know what Paul wants to talk about. I guess I will have to wait for the next book to find out.

Death by Iced Coffee is the second book I've read in this series, but there are many. The series follows Krissy Hancock, who owns a combination coffee shop/bookstore. She also is dating a local police officer and that mixed with her own curiosity gets her involved in solving crimes.
This book starts with an extremely hot day and Krissy running in a marathon she is not exactly prepared for. She stumbles across a dead body before finishing the race and spends the rest of the book dealing with her heat stroke injuries and digging into who could have killed the dead racer.
This book can be read as a stand alone and there are lots of read herrings along the way.