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Also by Cleo Coyle:

Shot in the Dark, November 2019
Mass Market Paperback
Brewed Awakening, May 2019
Hardcover
The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller, October 2018
Paperback
Shot in the Dark, April 2018
Hardcover
Dead Cold Brew, March 2018
Mass Market Paperback (reprint)
Dead Cold Brew, January 2017
Hardcover
Dead to the Last Drop, September 2016
Mass Market Paperback (reprint)
Dead to the Last Drop, December 2015
Hardcover
Once Upon A Grind, September 2015
Paperback (reprint)
The Cozy Cookbook, April 2015
Paperback
Once Upon a Grind, December 2014
Hardcover
Billionaire Blend, August 2014
Mass Market Paperback (reprint)
Billionaire Blend, December 2013
Hardcover
A Brew to a Kill, August 2013
Mass Market Paperback (reprint)
Holiday Buzz, December 2012
Mass Market Paperback
Murder By Mocha, August 2012
Paperback (reprint)
A Brew To A Kill, August 2012
Hardcover
Holiday Grind, November 2011
Paperback (reprint)
Murder By Mocha, August 2011
Hardcover
Roast Mortem, August 2011
Paperback (reprint)
Holiday Grind, November 2010
Paperback (reprint)
Roast Mortem, August 2010
Hardcover
Holiday Grind, November 2009
Hardcover
Espresso Shot, October 2009
Paperback (reprint)
Espresso Shot, October 2008
Hardcover
French Pressed, April 2008
Mass Market Paperback
Decaffeinated Corpse, July 2007
Paperback
Murder Most Frothy, August 2006
Paperback
Latte Trouble, August 2005
Paperback
Through The Grinder, October 2004
Mass Market Paperback
On What Grounds, September 2003
Paperback

Shot in the Dark
Cleo Coyle

From Cleo Coyle, the New York Times bestselling author of Dead Cold Brew, comes a delicious new entry in the "fun and gripping" (The Huffington Post) Coffeehouse Mysteries.

Coffeehouse Mystery #17
Berkley Prime Crime
April 2018
On Sale: April 17, 2018
368 pages
ISBN: 0451488849
EAN: 9780451488848
Kindle: B07465ZYKT
Hardcover / e-Book
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Mystery Woman Sleuth | Mystery Amateur Sleuth | Mystery Cozy

A new smartphone dating game turns the Village Blend into a hookup hot spot, until one dark night, when a gunshot leaves a dead body behind and the landmark coffeehouse becomes the center of a whole new scene--a crime scene.

As Village Blend manager Clare Cosi attempts to finalize a date for her wedding, her ex-husband becomes addicted to making dates through smartphone swipes. Clare has mixed feelings about these quickie matchups happening in her coffeehouse. Even her octogenarian employer is selecting suitors by screenshot! But business is booming, and Clare works hard to keep the espresso shots flowing. Then one dark night, another kind of shot leaves a dead body for her to find.

The corpse is a successful entrepreneur who became notorious for his "hit it and quit it" behavior: prowling for women on dating apps, then devastating his conquests with morning-after insults. Though the NYPD quickly arrests one of his recent victims, Clare finds reason to believe she's been framed.

Now, with the help of her ex and crew of quirky baristas, Clare starts "swiping" through suspects in her own shop, determined to find the real killer before another shot rings out.

Includes a bang-up menu of tempting recipes.

Coffeehouse Mystery

Comments

2 comments posted.

Re: Shot in the Dark

I'm looking forward to this, thanks, great review
Penney
(Penney Wilfort 11:06pm April 27)

I'm so glad this lives up the others in this much loved
series! One of my favorite series. Thanks.
(Kathleen Bylsma 12:59pm June 4)