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Coffeehouse Mystery #8
November 2010
On Sale: November 2, 2010
Featuring: Clare Cosi
384 pages ISBN: 0425237885 EAN: 9780425237885 Kindle: B002DW935G Paperback / e-Book (reprint) Add to Wish List
Coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi has grown very fond of Alfred Glockner, the part-time comic and genuinely jolly charity Santa whoβs been using her Village Blend as a place to warm his mittens. When she finds him brutally gunned down in a nearby alley, a few subtle clues convince her that Alfredβs death was something more than the tragic result of a random muggingβthe conclusion of the police.
With Clareβs boyfriend, NYPD Detective Mike Quinn, distracted by a cold case of his own, and ex-husband Matt investigating this yearβs holiday lingerie catalogs (an annual event), Clare charges ahead solo and discovers Santa had a list that he was checking twiceβand the folks on it were not very nice. Then someone tries to ice Clare, and she really gets steamed. Between baking delicious Christmas goodies and fending off the attentions of a persistent professional elf, Clare sets out to solve Santaβs slaying. But she'd better watch out, because if she fails to stop this stone cold killer, she may just get the biggest chill of her life.
This very special, holiday entry in Cleo Coyle's nationally bestselling series includes an extra-large bonus section of delicious holiday recipes as well as a glossary of coffeehouse terms, instructions on making espressos and lattes without an expensive machine, and tips for creating your own tasty coffeehouse syrups at home.
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