And the Winner Is...

 There is a winner for the Mystery Giveaway, 

but first a little mystery chat.

On Wednesday I made a quick trip to Riverside Park to see the goats who will be having a working vacation there this summer. Despite the heat it was a lot of fun and I enjoyed taking lots of goat photographs. For the last two days I've had goats on my mind and it got me to thinking, "Is there a mystery (or series) that involves goats?" I thought it was pretty unlikely, but to my surprise, please meet...  Murder, She Goat

I haven't read it, but if you're a cozy fan, looking for a farm theme, this looks like a fun read. It's a two book series, with good reviews on Amazon.  

The winner of two mystery novels is Jeanie at Marmelade Gypsy. I'll be sending The Beckett Factor and Murder at the Masque. There will be another winner at Welcome to Buttercupland, and I'll be doing the post there in the next little while. 

Congratulations to Jeanie and keep cool wishes to all of Coffee Light. It's a great time to find a cool spot, get an icy drink and do some reading. What's at the top of your To-Read list? 

As ever, thanks for visiting and happy reading! 

It's a Pop-Up Summer Reading Giveaway

 

Two of these books will be wending their way to a Coffee Light reader this week! 

This week's mystery is: Will it be you? 

I know I've sadly neglected this sweet blog, and a big apology. I'm hoping to blog more regularly this summer and in an effort to kick off summer reading with a splash I'm doing a giveaway to readers of both Coffee Light and my alternate blog, Buttercup Counts Her Blessings. 

I was gifted a collection of fun mystery novels and I know I won't get to reading all of them. In the interest of perking up Saturday (Sunday and Monday) nights around the country I'm going to do not one, but two, blog giveaways for two mystery novels each. One will be here in Coffee Light, and one is posted in Buttercupland. There will be one winner chosen from each blog.  Leaving a comment on both blogs increases your chances of winning. So please stop by at Buttercupland  and leave that sweet blog a little mystery love. 

There's some good summer mystery reading here with The Terrible Tide, set in New Brunswick, Amends for Murder, a Peggy O'Neill mystery, Murder at the Masque, a Victorian mystery and The Becket Factor, the first book in a series that takes place in Canterbury Cathedral.

Entering is easy-peasy. Just leave a comment about which book sounds most interesting to you. This is a quick giveaway and there's just 72 hours to enter. Entries close at 11:59 PM on Tuesday and I'll announce both winners on Wednesday, June 30. 

I hope everyone is having a good summer. New York City is returning to its usually livelier pace and while it's taking a little (or more than a little!) getting used to, I'm grateful for all that's going on. 

Take good care and happy and healthy reading! 

Happy Saint Patrick's Day

The Library at Trinity College, Dublin

One day I hope to make a return visit to Ireland. But until then I'll enjoy sweet memories, including, perhaps, my favorite library anywhere, this beautiful reading room at the Trinity College. 

A birthday shout out to our blogger buddy, Respice, Prospice. May the road rise to meet you for many years to come. Happy and healthy wishes, my friend. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day and happy reading!

Three Hours in Paris

 

I was reading through what seems like hundreds of email this morning and came upon one from Soho Press, one of my favorite publishing houses. Since I'm always on the lookout for new mystery titles I decided to actually read this email and not automatically hit the delete button. I discovered that one of my favorite mystery writers, Cara Black, was doing a live virtual event tonight discussing Three Hours in Paris. The three hours in question concern a very brief visit to Paris that Hitler made in June of 1940, the purpose of which has been lost to history. 

Three Hours in Paris was first published in April, 2020, when most of us had so much on our minds and didn't keep up very well with new books. The paperback edition comes out at the end of March and I will be looking for it. I've so enjoyed Cara Black's mysteries set in Paris and this mystery/thriller set in one of my favorite historical times is going to the top of my almost infinite To Be Read pile. Here's the link to RSVP for tonight's discussion. It's at 7:00 Pacific time, which translates to 10:00 Eastern time. It's past my bedtime these days, but it's Saturday night.

It's hard to believe that this is my first post to Coffee Light in 2021. I'm not sure where 2020 went, but I'm glad it's gone. It's almost spring, the gas lines for my building have been fixed -- sixteen months without a working stove -- and I'm all vaccinated, plus a month. I've been walking, cooking (Yay!), doing some Zooming and reading. I've also been blogging away on my general blog, Buttercup Counts Her Blessings,  which helped keep me sane more times than I can count last year. I hope you're all doing well. 

As ever, thanks for visiting and keep reading!