About this series
A Cafe Crimes Cozy Mystery Series is a series by Simone Stier. We list 22 books in this series so far, in reading order.
Start with Book 1: A Shot of Scandal: A Cafe Crimes Cozy Mystery Book 1.
Tagged on most books in this series: Coffee, Culinary and Cafe.
If you like A Cafe Crimes Cozy Mystery Series, try Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery by Agatha Frost, Killer Coffee Mysteries by Tonya Kappes and The Cozy Café Mysteries by C. A. Phipps.
What readers say
Readers enjoy this clean, light small-town series about a former crime podcaster who opens a coffee shop and keeps tripping over murders. They praise the charming Southern setting, the appealing coffee and baked-goods details, a fun supporting cast with a dog and a romantic interest, and twisty whodunits that many say kept them guessing. The main criticisms are a heroine some find overbearing or a know-it-all, flat or stereotyped side characters, simple writing with occasional editing slips, and an unlikely amount of access to police files. Several readers say the later books improve on the first.
Best for: Readers who want a quick, clean, coffee-shop cozy with a spunky amateur sleuth and don't mind a lightly written mystery.
Summary of public reader reviews, updated November 2026.
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