Coffeehouse Mystery #2
Berkley
October 2004
On Sale: October 5, 2004
Featuring: Clare Cosi
288 pages ISBN: 042519714X EAN: 9780425197141 Kindle: B000Q9J0MY Mass Market Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Clare Cosi’s new life in the city is percolating right
along. She's happily returned to managing the historic
Village Blend coffeehouse. Her grown daughter, Joy, is
close by in culinary school; and her ex-husband, Matt, is
working even closer as the shop's coffee buyer. Even
better, their most loyal new customer turns out to be Mike
Quinn, the attractive NYPD detective who helped Clare
solve the murder of assistant manager Anabelle during
Clare's first foray into sleuthing in On What
Grounds.
Turns out Detective Quinn likes Clare’s lattes as much as
hearing her opinions about his current cases, including
his latest one: a suicide. Or was it? Soon after stopping
at the Village Blend coffeehouse, a regular customer jumps
to her death in the subway. Or was she pushed? Detective
Quinn is convinced that someone has an axe to grind,
especially after the "suicide" of a second female
customer. Unfortunately, his prime suspect is Bruce
Bowman, the new man in Clare’s life. Bruce is the perfect
blend of rugged good looks and potent personality. Too bad
the women in his life keep turning up dead. Now Clare will
have to risk her heart—and her life—to follow the killer’s
trail to the bitter end.