Breakfast & Break-ins by Elle Kleos

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Paperback. ISBN: 9798218918590

Murder, messy attraction, financial desperation, and breakfast sandwiches collide in Breakfast & Break-ins, a queer romantic mystery set amid the sun-soaked chaos of Los Angeles.

Detective Ashland Sterling is determined to solve the murder of the wealthy owner of the Reinhardt Hotel before the case destroys her career. The crime scene points to a robbery gone wrong, but the deeper Ash digs into the glamorous hotel’s secrets, the more suspicious everyone becomes, from nervous employees to ruthless creditors circling the business like vultures in designer sunglasses.

Unfortunately for Ash, her investigation keeps intersecting with Charlie Roman, a private investigator whose professional boundaries are somewhere between “flexible” and “nonexistent.” Charlie is perpetually broke, terminally sarcastic, and one missed rent payment away from disaster, but she refuses to abandon a case involving her childhood friend and a missing watch tied to the hotel scandal. If solving the mystery also means spending time with an aggravatingly gorgeous detective, Charlie considers that an acceptable occupational hazard.

As interrogations turn flirtatious and late-night stakeouts blur into romantic tension, Ash and Charlie uncover a web of lies, corruption, and dangerous secrets hidden behind the Reinhardt Hotel’s polished exterior.

Packed with snappy banter, sapphic chemistry, bisexual chaos energy, and noir-flavored humor, Breakfast & Break-ins blends cozy murder mystery vibes with romantic comedy sparkle. Perfect for readers who enjoy queer detective stories, opposites-attract romance, and heroines whose lives are held together with caffeine, determination, and questionable decision-making.

A fast-paced LGBTQ+ mystery where the danger is real, the flirting is relentless, and nobody has enough money for therapy.