Mystery Author G. P. Gottlieb

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Charred

A Whipped and Sipped Mystery: Book 3

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Even a worldwide pandemic can’t keep a woman like Alene Baron down... nor from finding herself in the middle of a murder investigation. While she has to get creative to keep the Whipped and Sipped Café going during the COVID lockdown, that is nothing compared to figuring out the real story about a dead body found in a burnt-out building in her neighborhood. Red herring might not be vegan, but it does seem to be the order of the day.

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August 20, 2026

Charred will be available on MAY 29th!

Two dead bodies are found in the remains of a nearby fire.

May 29, 2026

Smothered is ALSO Back On the Shelves!

Why were the neighbor's smoothies so terrible, and is that the reason he was murdered?

January 30, 2026

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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May 12, 2026

Six years ago, Katya Zamarin’s mother was murdered by a stranger who also maimed her Aunt Julia. More recently, her father died of a heart attack. . . .

May 5, 2026

A wealthy, old art collector always wants more, a successful gallery owner finds herself alone, and a famous painter at the top of his game might have been involved with the mysterious death of an art . . .

April 21, 2026

Starting in the late 1970s, three women navigate post-Cultural Revolution China. . . .

April 1, 2026

When a young reporter comes to interview Margaret Kenyon, the oldest practicing nurse in the Texas panhandle, she tells him that he’ll have to listen to her story before she answers any questions. . . .

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 275 authors. I've been on the board of Sisters in Crime Chicagoland since 2020, and also belong to SinC Colorado, SinC Wisconsin, Mystery Writers of America, the Authors Guild, and Blackbird Writers.

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 fall of 2026!

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