Espresso Shot
Cleo Coyle

The latest in the steaming hot national bestselling series— now in hardcover.

As manager and head barista of the landmark Greenwich Village coffeehouse The Village Blend, Clare Cosi doesn't get steamed up about much. But ever since her ex-husband started planning his second wedding, she's been making some vows of her own...

Clare's been hired to create a gourmet coffee and dessert bar for a New York wedding to be held at the world-renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art. Famous chefs will be there, celebrities, members of the press, well-known politicians—so why isn't she thrilled to have this chance to shine? Because the person tying the knot is Matteo Allegro, her ex-husband and current business partner. And while Clare has no designs on ever marrying Matt again, she's afraid he's making a terrible mistake.

The bride-to-be is Trend magazine editor Breanne Summour. Beautiful, wealthy, and sophisticated, the snarky tastemaker has never been a low maintenance kind of gal, and now she's in full-blown bridezilla mode. The only way Clare can possibly deal with her is to put her misgivings aside and focus on business. But as a successful amateur sleuth, murder is Clare's business, too, and when fatal accidents begin befalling people close to Breanne, Clare becomes suspicious. Is someone trying to sabotage this wedding? Even kill Breanne?

Between persuading a sexy Italian sculptor into lending her a one-of-a-kind fountain and roasting some of the rarest coffee beans on earth, Clare starts to investigate. But what she unveils, amid melted chocolate and steaming mochaccinos, may just get her burned....

(A Coffeehouse Mystery #7)
Berkley, October 2008
352 pages ISBN: 0425221776
Hardcover
$23.95

Also by Cleo Coyle:
French Pressed, April 2008
Decaffeinated Corpse, July 2007
Murder Most Frothy, August 2006
Latte Trouble, August 2005
Through The Grinder, October 2004
On What Grounds, September 2003

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