Cleo Coyle
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There’s nothing cozier than a winter evening in Greenwich Village. Streetlights shimmer through icy flakes. Cafés glow with welcoming warmth. Boots crunch along cobblestones, and a layer of snow dusts historic townhouses like powdered sugar on Christmas confections. Murder has no place in such a pretty picture, until now...

Coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi has grown very fond of
Alfred Glockner, the part-time comic and genuinely jolly
charity Santa who’s 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 Alfred’s death was something more than the tragic
result of a random mugging—the conclusion of the police.

With Clare’s boyfriend, NYPD Detective Mike Quinn,
distracted by a cold case of his own, and ex-husband Matt
investigating this year’s holiday lingerie catalogs (an
annual event), Clare charges ahead solo and discovers Santa
had a list that he was checking twice—and 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 Santa’s 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.

A delicious mystery treat for the holidays!

Start Reading HOLIDAY GRIND Now

Coffeehouse Mystery

ON WHAT GROUNDS

#1.0 • September 2003

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THROUGH THE GRINDER

#2.0 • October 2004

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LATTE TROUBLE

#3.0 • August 2005

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MURDER MOST FROTHY

#4.0 • August 2006

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DECAFFEINATED CORPSE

#5.0 • July 2007

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FRENCH PRESSED

#6.0 • April 2008

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ESPRESSO SHOT

#7.0 • October 2008

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HOLIDAY GRIND

#8.0 • November 2009

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ROAST MORTEM

#9.0 • August 2010

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MURDER BY MOCHA

#10.0 • August 2011

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A BREW TO A KILL

#11.0 • August 2012

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HOLIDAY BUZZ

#12.0 • December 2012

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BILLIONAIRE BLEND

#13.0 • December 2013

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ONCE UPON A GRIND

#14.0 • December 2014

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DEAD TO THE LAST DROP

#15.0 • December 2015

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DEAD COLD BREW

#16.0 • January 2017

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SHOT IN THE DARK

#17.0 • April 2018

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BREWED AWAKENING

#18.0 • December 2019

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HONEY ROASTED

#19.0 • February 2022

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BULLETPROOF BARISTA

#20.0 • November 2023

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NO ROAST FOR THE WEARY

#21.0 • April 2025

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EAT, DRINK, AND GET BURIED

#22.0 • September 2026

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