Cleo Coyle is the New York Times bestselling pseudonym for author Alice Alfonsi, writing popular fiction in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini. With more than one million books sold, their 21 Coffeehouse Mystery novels, along with their 9 Haunted Bookshop Mysteries (originally written under the name Alice Kimberly), are bestselling works of amateur sleuth fiction published by Penguin Random House.
Cleo's novels have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and Czech. Their books have earned Best of Year honors from multiple reviewers, garnered starred reviews from Library Journal and Kirkus, and have been recommended by Booklist as among the best culinary mysteries for core library mystery collections. Both the Coffeehouse Mysteries and Haunted Bookshop Mysteries are long-running series. Launched in 2003 with On What Grounds, the Coffeehouse Mysteries are now celebrating more than twenty years in print.
Alice and Marc were born and raised in the Western Pennsylvania area. After meeting and falling in love in New York City, they were married at the legendary Little Church of the West. Alice and Marc still live in New York, where they write independently and together. Alice is a former journalist and author of popular fiction for children, YA, and adult readers. A former magazine editor, Marc has authored works of nonfiction as well as thrillers for adults and books for children.
When they're not haunting coffeehouses, hunting ghosts, cooking like crazy, or rescuing stray cats, Alice and Marc are also New York Times bestselling media tie-in writers who have penned properties for Lucasfilm, NBC, Fox, Disney, Imagine, Toho, and MGM.
To learn more about their two long-running mystery series, visit their online coffeehouse at CoffeehouseMystery.com and their little Haunted Bookshop. You can also follow Cleo on social media (see live links below). Sign up for Cleo's free newsletter here.
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CLEO'S LATEST
Don't miss Cleo's brand-new Coffeehouse Mystery, No Roast for the Weary, coming in April 2025, and now available for pre-order. It will be the 21st Coffeehouse title in Cleo's long-running series. To learn more about the series, its characters, and bestselling titles, visit the About the Coffeehouse Mysteries page on this site.
Don't miss Cleo's previous (20th) Coffeehouse release, Bulletproof Barista, now availabe in a new paperback edition. This "wildly entertaining" (Criminal Element) mystery was also a national bestseller, a #1 Amazon category bestseller, and honored with two Best of Year list selections by reviewers.
HAUNTED BOOKSHOP
NEWS
Cleo is now writing the next (10th) novel in her nationally bestselling Haunted Bookshop series, starring the earnest, young bookseller Penelope and the spirit of Jack Shepard, the hardboiled PI who was gunned down in her shop back in 1949 (and never left). Praised by reviewers for its uniquely amusing hybrid of cozy and noir elements, this "relentlessly entertaining" (Criminal Element) series has garnered an enthusiastic following.
Don't miss Cleo's latest Haunted Bookshop releases:
Fun Interview at Forbes.com
Marc and I are often asked about
how we write together as a married couple.
Read our answers to some great questions
in this Interview at Forbes.com.
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| Alice Alfonsi and Marc Cerasini, who write as Cleo Coyle. Read their interview with Forbes by clicking here. |
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Sign up for Cleo Coyle's Free Newsletter, which includes bonus recipes, fun info, book news, and drawings for signed books, premium coffee, and more. Click here or on the image above to learn more or subscribe.
TITLE CHECKLIST (PDF)
OF BOOKS IN ORDER
Click here or on the image below to print, save, or share, Cleo Coyle's Free Title Checklist with mini story summaries of all Cleo's Books in Order. The list inclues every title published in the Cleo's Coffeehouse Mysteries and Haunted Bookshop Mysteries.
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