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"A shocking hit-and-run in front of her Village Blend coffeehouse spurs Clare Cosi into action. A divorced, single mom in her forties, Clare is also a dedicated sleuth, and she's determined to track down this ruthless driver who ran down an innocent friend and customer. In the meantime, her ex-husband Matt, the shop's globetrotting coffee buyer, sources some amazing new beans from Brazil. But he soon discovers that he's importing more than coffee,...
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Clare's been hired to create a gourmet coffee bar for a New York wedding to be held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Everyone will be there -- including her ex-husband and current business partner, who just so happens to be the groom. When fatal accidents begin to happen, Clare becomes suspicious.
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c1999
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It came out of the blue. A half-million dollars on graduation day. For Annie Daisy Clark, it was the capital she needed to start a business and secure her future. It was also money that didn't belong to her. Vowing to pay back every penny of it one day, she kept the bag of cash she'd found, and never looked back.
Ten years later, Annie's investment has paid off. The owner of a successful chain of elegant coffee bars, she is blissfully engaged to...
5) Secrets
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2022.
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"With their restoration shop, Cullen and Luna Bodman often find themselves unraveling mysteries for their clients. The old steamer chest Cullen receives is fascinating in its own right. But inside, Cullen discovers a locked diary to be restored to its rightful owner. Luna's budding relationship with U.S. Marshall Christopher Gaines comes under strain as he tries to talk her out of a wild goose chase. But intuition pushes her on, unveiling a surprising...
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Bookstore cafe owner Krissy Hancock would rather spend Halloween serving pumpkin goodies than wearing costumes with Pine Hills' wealthiest at Yarborough mansion, especially when the soiree shapes up to be more trick than treat . . .As if a run-in with an old flame and a failed marriage proposal weren't enough to horrify Krissy for one night, a woman is found strangled to death in a room filled with ominous jack-o'-lanterns. All signs suggest a crime...
8) Holiday buzz
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[2012]
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When she stumbles upon the dead body of a hardworking baker's assistant during the Great New York Cookie Swap, coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi and her boyfriend, NYPD detective Mike Quinn, spend their holiday poring over the clues to catch a killer.
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Coffeehouse mysteries volume 16
A coffeehouse mystery volume Bk 16
Thorndike Press large print mystery
Coffeehouse mystery volume 16
A coffeehouse mystery volume Bk 16
Thorndike Press large print mystery
Coffeehouse mystery volume 16
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"The New York Times bestselling author of Dead to the Last Drop returns with the latest in the "delicious" (Woman's World) Coffeehouse Mysteries. Coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi sheds tears of joy when her NYPD detective boyfriend surprises her with an engagement ring. But her bridal bliss is put on hold when a chilling mystery brings a wave of deadly danger to those she holds dear... After everything Clare and Mike have been through, they deserve...
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2007
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When an old friend of her ex-husband develops the world's first botanically decaffeinated coffee bean and smuggles it into the country, Clare Cosi, manager of Village Blend, believes it's a business opportunity she needs to investigate at least until the first dead body shows up.
11) On what grounds
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2003
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Clare Cosi, the manager of The Village Blend, finds a murder mystery percolating in her very own store when the assistant manager is found dead in the back and the police believe it to be an open-and-shut case of robbery, but certain clues lead Clare to believe otherwise.
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[2022]
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"Life is sweet for Issy Randall, owner of the Cupcake Cafe. Taught how to bake by her beloved late grandfather, she is proudly carrying on the family tradition with her London eatery. Not only is business thriving, the icing on the cupcake is that she also happens to be head over heels in love. Plus she's surrounded and supported by close friends, even if her cupcake colleagues Pearl and Caroline don't seem quite as upbeat about the upcoming season...
13) Shot in the dark
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"As Village Blend manager Clare Cosi fixes a date for her wedding, her ex-husband is making dates through smartphone swipes. Clare has mixed feelings about these match-ups 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 night, another kind of shot leaves a dead body for her to find. The corpse is an entrepreneur...
14) French pressed
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[2008]
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When her daughter, Joy, interning at one of New York's hottest French restaurants, is accused of murdering the competition, coffehouse owner Claire Cosi must prove Joy's innocence, which lands her in hot water.
15) Brewed awakening
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2019.
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"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. When coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi awakens on a bench in Washington Square Park, she has no idea she has been missing for the past week, or that her friends and family have been frantic with worry. Now that she is back, everyone is overjoyed, including a handsome NYPD detective...
16) Roast mortem
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[2010]
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"When the firefighters of Ladder Company 189 pull Clare's friends out of a blazing café, she happily comes to their rescue. As a favor to the men, she visits their firehouse kitchen to teach them the finer points of operating their newly donated expresso machine. But more than their coffee turns out to be hot. Somebody's torching café's around the city, and firefighters are beginning to die in suspicious ways."--Publisher's descreiption.
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2004.
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Business is booming at Clare Cosi's Village Blend, until her female customers start to die. Lieutenant Quinn is convinced that someone has an axe to grind, and, unfortunately, his prime suspect is the new man in Clare's life. Includes recipes and coffee-making tips.
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"When Lana Lewis' best employee abruptly quits and goes to work for the competition just days before the Sunshine State Barista Championship, her café's chances of winning the contest are creamed. Of course, Fabrizio "Fab" Bellucci has an explanation for jumping ship. But when he's found dead the next morning in the alley behind Lana's café, she becomes the prime suspect. But Lana isn't the only one who was angry with Fabrizio. Jilted lovers, a...
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2022.
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"After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time. The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success—not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is. If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won't be able to go it alone. But the true rewards...
20) Latte trouble
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2005
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"To Clare Cosi's surprise, this fall's hottest fashion trend is anything caffeinated--because designer Lottie Harmon, a loyal coffeehouse customer, has just created an ingenious collection of coffee-inspired fashion accessories. So naturally Lottie chooses the Village Blend as the perfect backdrop for all Fashion Week insiders to view her new line of "Java Jewelry." When basista Tucker unwittingly serves a poisonous latte to a prominent figure on...