Mystery Author G. P. Gottlieb

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A Whipped and Sipped Mystery: Book 1

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When Whipped and Sipped Café proprietor Alene Baron finds a dead body next door, she calls the police and dashes home — to make soup for her family. Alene is 38 and divorced, living in a Chicago high rise with her father and children. She wonders if the murderer is an ex-spouse, a neighbor, or one of her employees. Then someone batters two more people who are connected to the café. There’s another mystery, closer to Alene’s heart: Is the lead detective going to take her seriously?

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September 23, 2025

Battered Is Back On the Shelves!

My books have found a new home at Anamcara Press.

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September 11, 2025

"Alene's a wonderful, credible character - flawed and nurturing at the same time. The narrative propels itself forward, while pausing just enough to give the characters context and nuance. What I liked best was the sort of ordinary chaos of fractured families and improvised relationships - how much depends on patience and good will, and a sort of faith that human beings can redeem themselves even with small acts and gestures. And how remarkable to find a sort of suburban neighborhood flourishing in the upper reaches of a condo!"

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About G. P. Gottlieb

Chicago-based author of

The Whipped and Sipped Mystery Series

I earned music degrees during the last century and over the years, have performed, taught, composed and administrated 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 250 authors. I've been on the board of Sisters in Crime Chicagoland since 2020, and also belong to SinC Colorado, SinC Wisconsin, and MWA.

Battered was re-launched September 2025 by Anamcara Press. Smothered and Charred, Books 2 and 3 in the series will show up in the coming months, and POUNDED: A Whipped & Sipped Mystery will be released in the spring of 2026!

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