
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.
Start Reading SHOT IN THE DARK Now
 Coffeehouse Mystery ON WHAT GROUNDS
#1.0
• September 2003
 THROUGH THE GRINDER
#2.0
• October 2004
 LATTE TROUBLE
#3.0
• August 2005
 MURDER MOST FROTHY
#4.0
• August 2006
 DECAFFEINATED CORPSE
#5.0
• July 2007
 FRENCH PRESSED
#6.0
• April 2008
 ESPRESSO SHOT
#7.0
• October 2008
 HOLIDAY GRIND
#8.0
• November 2009
 ROAST MORTEM
#9.0
• August 2010
 MURDER BY MOCHA
#10.0
• August 2011
 A BREW TO A KILL
#11.0
• August 2012
 HOLIDAY BUZZ
#12.0
• December 2012
 BILLIONAIRE BLEND
#13.0
• December 2013
 ONCE UPON A GRIND
#14.0
• December 2014
 DEAD TO THE LAST DROP
#15.0
• December 2015
 DEAD COLD BREW
#16.0
• January 2017
 SHOT IN THE DARK
#17.0
• April 2018
 BREWED AWAKENING
#18.0
• December 2019
 HONEY ROASTED
#19.0
• February 2022
 BULLETPROOF BARISTA
#20.0
• November 2023
 NO ROAST FOR THE WEARY
#21.0
• April 2025
 EAT, DRINK, AND GET BURIED
#22.0
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