Caffeine Can Kill

by Bob Doerr

This Jim West mystery/thriller, the sixth in the series, finds Jim traveling to the Texas Hill Country to attend the grand opening of a friend’s winery and vineyard. Upon arriving in Fredericksburg, Jim witnesses a brutal kidnapping at a local coffee shop. The next morning while driving down an unpaved country road to the grand opening, he comes across an active crime scene barely a quarter mile from his friend’s winery. A Fredericksburg policeman who talked to Jim the day before at the kidnapping scene recognizes Jim and asks him to identify the body of a dead young woman as the woman who was kidnapped. Jim does, and as a result of this unwelcome relationship with the police is asked the next morning to identify the body of another murdered person as the man who had kidnapped the young woman. A third murder throws Jim’s vacation into complete disarray and draws Jim and a female friend into the sights of one of the killers.

223 pages, Paperback

First published April 7, 2015

About the author

Bob spent nearly thirty years in the Air Force, all of it with the Office of Special Investigations. He then spent eight years as a financial planner before getting serious about his writing. Selected in 2013 by the Military Writers Society of America as its Author of the Year, Bob has fifteen books published. His fifth book in his Jim West mystery series was a winner in the 2013 Eric Hoffer Book Awards. His book Another Colorado Kill took silver for fiction in the Stars and Flags Book Awards for 2012. The third book, Loose Ends Kill, was selected as a Finalist for the 2011 Eric Hoffer Award and then was awarded the Silver medal for Fiction/mystery at the Military Writers Society of America's 2011 conference. Cold Winter's Kill was a Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award in 2010.

Reviews

[Barbara Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jim West does it again. Always at the right place at the right time, or is that the wrong place at the wrong time? he saves the day and the girl. who doesn't like a mystery where the good guy wins?

[Patricia Mccammon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had never read anything by Bob Doerr until I won this book through Goodreads giveaway. I now have all his books on my to read list. Great story line.

[Bob Doerr · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wrote it so of course I think it's great!

[Kaiden Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW 🤩 I just finished this book and am giving it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I normally stick to books popular on social media or the classics but I decided to give this local Texas writer a try. And just wow. Absolutely loved it. The read is short enough to finish in one night which was perfect for me. I felt like I was in a murder mystery without all the gore. Almost like a Midsummer Murder episode but with a retired Air Force special agent who found himself intertwined with a crime while visiting a small Texas town.

I suggest everyone pick up a book from a local lesser know writer every now and then, you may be surprised!!