Five caffeine-fueled mysteries

Naomi Kaye Honova is a freelance writer based in Germany and originally from California. She's written for numerous publications, including New Lines Review, Wine Enthusiast, Lonely Planet, and Nameberry. Some of her myriad research interests include cults, the history of Disney parks, rare diseases, and the Mitford sisters.

At CrimeReads she tagged five novels in which coffee, tea, and mate fuel the plot, including:

Death On the Patagonian Express by Hy Conrad

Upon the breakout success of their travel agency blog, TrippyGirl, Amy Abel and her mother, Fanny, are asked to join a group of prominent travel writers on a scenic train tour of Patagonia. Their expedition seems to chug along smoothly until Fanny finds a body scavenged by condors in the wilderness. Even more unsettling, the corpse mysteriously disappears before fellow tourists arrive. Some question Fanny’s sanity, but doubt becomes horror when the tour owner’s angel investor is found dead in a similar position. As a number of “accidents” validate Amy’s suspicion of foul play, the Abels must outsmart one very conniving killer—or they’ll soon be en route to their final destination . . .

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--Marshal Zeringue