Mystery Author G. P. Gottlieb

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When the owner of the business next door is found dead in his office, Alene Baron’s first feeling is relief. She’s been suspicious of the food supplements her neighbor has been selling, not to mention the smoothies he’s been hawking, which are much inferior to the ones Alene sells in her cafe. Plus, Stanley Huff never cleaned up his garbage in the alley they shared. As a sexual harasser and shady businessman, Stanley had enemies. One of Alene’s favorite employees is a suspect. And now that employee is missing.

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About G. P. Gottlieb

GP Gottlieb

The Whipped and Sipped Mystery Series

I earned music degrees during the last century and over the years, have performed, taught, composed, and administered while writing stories, songs, and several unwieldy manuscripts. After recovering from breast cancer in 2015, I turned to writing in earnest, melding my two passions: nourishment for mind and body and recipe-laced murder mysteries.

I host New Books in Literature, a podcast channel on the New Books Network, and have interviewed over 270 authors. I've been on the board of Sisters in Crime Chicagoland since 2020, and also belong to SinC Colorado, SinC Wisconsin, and MWA.

The first three Whipped and Sipped Mysteries (Battered, Smothered, and Charred) have been reissued by Anamcara Press, and Pounded: Whipped & Sipped Mystery will be released in the summer of 2026!

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