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SHOT IN THE DARK

Shot in the Dark, April 2018
Coffeehouse Mystery #17
by Cleo Coyle

Berkley Prime Crime
368 pages
ISBN: 0451488849
EAN: 9780451488848
Kindle: B07465ZYKT
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"SHOT IN THE DARK is the perfect amount of mystery and fun!"

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SHOT IN THE DARK
Cleo Coyle

Reviewed by Annie Tegelan
Posted April 4, 2018

Mystery Cozy | Mystery Woman Sleuth | Mystery Amateur Sleuth

In book seventeen of the Coffeehouse Mysteries series by Cleo Coyle, Clare Cosi has her work cut out for her when a smartphone dating game makes the Village Blend a popular hangout for single people. In addition to planning her own wedding, her ex-husband seems restless and when he gets caught up in the dating game as well, things start to take a turn for the worst. When a successful entrepreneur shows up dead, it will be up to Clare to clear her name before she walks down the aisle.

I really loved the concept of this story. If you're a mystery fan as well as a romance fan like I am, then you will absolutely love this installment in the series. Cleo Coyle has come up with such fun and interesting ideas over the course of the Coffeehouse Mysteries series, but this one is by far my favorite. It combines the perfect amount of mystery and fun, creating a wonderful world to escape to. I'm such a big fan of this series and I will definitely continue to read the future books in the Coffeehouse Mysteries series.

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SUMMARY

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.

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BOOK SERIES

Coffeehouse Mystery

On What Grounds
ON WHAT GROUNDS
#1.0 • September 2003
Through The Grinder
THROUGH THE GRINDER
#2.0 • October 2004
Latte Trouble
LATTE TROUBLE
#3.0 • August 2005
Murder Most Frothy
MURDER MOST FROTHY
#4.0 • August 2006
Decaffeinated Corpse
DECAFFEINATED CORPSE
#5.0 • July 2007
French Pressed
FRENCH PRESSED
#6.0 • April 2008
Espresso Shot
ESPRESSO SHOT
#7.0 • October 2008
Holiday Grind
HOLIDAY GRIND
#8.0 • November 2009
Roast Mortem
ROAST MORTEM
#9.0 • August 2010
Murder By Mocha
MURDER BY MOCHA
#10.0 • August 2011
A Brew To A Kill
A BREW TO A KILL
#11.0 • August 2012
Holiday Buzz
HOLIDAY BUZZ
#12.0 • December 2012
Billionaire Blend
BILLIONAIRE BLEND
#13.0 • December 2013
Once Upon a Grind
ONCE UPON A GRIND
#14.0 • December 2014
Dead to the Last Drop
DEAD TO THE LAST DROP
#15.0 • December 2015
Dead Cold Brew
DEAD COLD BREW
#16.0 • January 2017
Shot in the Dark
SHOT IN THE DARK
#17.0 • April 2018
Brewed Awakening
BREWED AWAKENING
#18.0 • December 2019
Honey Roasted
HONEY ROASTED
#19.0 • February 2022
Bulletproof Barista
BULLETPROOF BARISTA
#20.0 • November 2023
No Roast for the Weary
NO ROAST FOR THE WEARY
#21.0 • April 2025
Eat, Drink, and Get Buried
EAT, DRINK, AND GET BURIED
#22.0 • September 2026

 

 

 

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