Order of Cleo Coyle Books

Order of Cleo Coyle Books

Cleo Coyle Alice Kimberly Alice Alfonsi
Cleo Coyle and Alice Kimberly are pen names belonging to American author Alice Alfonsi. Alice Alfonsi co-authors the Coffeehouse Mysteries series (as Cleo Coyle) and the Haunted Bookshop Mysteries (as Alice Kimberly) with husband Marc Cerasini. Aside from those cozy mystery series, Alice has also written many young adult television tie-in novels (such as That’s So Raven, Hannah Montana and High School Musical novels) and movie novelizations (including several Star Wars tie-ins and novelizations) under her real name.

Alice Alfonsi was first published in 1994 with the novel Honky Tonk Dreams, writing as Rosemary Grace. Her debut under her real name was an erotic horror anthology that she co-edited entitled Dark Seductions. Her debuts as Cleo Coyle and Alice Kimberly were in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Below is a list of Alice Alfonsi’s books in order of when they were first published:

Publication Order of Coffeehouse Mystery Books

On What Grounds

(2003)

Through the Grinder

(2004)

Latte Trouble

(2005)

Murder Most Frothy

(2006)

Decaffeinated Corpse

(2007)

French Pressed

(2008)

Espresso Shot

(2008)

Holiday Grind

(2009)

Roast Mortem

(2010)

Murder by Mocha

(2011)

A Brew to a Kill

(2012)

Holiday Buzz

(2012)

Billionaire Blend

(2013)

Once Upon a Grind

(2014)

Dead to the Last Drop

(2015)

Dead Cold Brew

(2017)

Shot in the Dark

(2018)

Brewed Awakening

(2019)

Honey Roasted

(2021)

Bulletproof Barista

(2023)

No Roast for the Weary

(2025)

Publication Order of Haunted Bookshop Mystery Books

The Ghost and Mrs. McClure (By: Alice Kimberly)

(2004)

The Ghost and the Dead Deb (By: Alice Kimberly)

(2005)

The Ghost and the Dead Man’s Library (By: Alice Kimberly)

(2006)

The Ghost and the Femme Fatale (By: Alice Kimberly)

(2008)

The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion (By: Alice Kimberly)

(2009)

The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller

(2018)

The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait

(2020)

The Ghost and the Stolen Tears

(2022)

The Ghost Goes to the Dogs

(2023)

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Publication Order of Phil Of The Future Books

The Great Fake-Out

(2005)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Dark Seductions

(1993)

The Cozy Cookbook

(2015)

Notes: The Coffeehouse Mysteries series was written as Cleo Coyle (with Marc Cerasini). The Haunted Bookshop Mysteries series was written as Alice Kimberly (with Marc Cerasini). The novels Honky Tonk Dreams and Flyboy were written under the pen name Rosemary Grace. The Pink Panther Gets Lucky and The Pink Panther’s Just Desserts were written with Marc Cerasini. Dark Seductions: Tales of Erotic Horror was edited with John Scognamiglio. Wildcat Spirit was written with Cathy Hapka. The That’s So Raven books were written in collaboration with other authors. All novels not mentioned above are written as Alice Alfonsi.