Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle 11/30/08

In the last Coffeehouse Mystery, Clare and Joy were in the Hamptons. Now, they’re back in Manhattan, Joy at school, Clare at the Village Blend.
One of Matt’s oldest friends has discovered a new plant – a naturally caffeine free coffee plant. Needless to say with the demand for decaf rising, this is a [...]

The Bordeaux Betrayal by Ellen Crosby 11/30/08

As is often true, this series gets better with time and this is the best among the three.
After running her family’s vineyard for a year, things are settling down for Lucie Montgomery. She’s even taken on the task of organizing a wine auction for charity. One of the local people donates a [...]

The Chardonnay Charade by Ellen Crosby 11/29/09

For those of you who read the last post dated the day before … yes, I do read that quickly.
The second book of the series finds Lucie hard at work trying to get the vineyard in order. Her father more or less neglected quite a lot of things. Lucie gets sidetracked, however, [...]

The Merlot Murders by Ellen Crosby 11/28/08

I had an entire weekend of peace and quiet, by myself for once and I used it to read! I started out with the collection of magazines that I’ve been amassing (I subscribe to several) and then moved on to books. I have a new series! Shocking, that.
This is the [...]

Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle 11/16/08

I can’t resist this series.  I love the main character, Clare. I love how the people she suspects at first are never the real murderer, and it just throws us off the track.
In this story, Clare and Joy have both accepted jobs in the Hamptons.  Clare managing the coffee shop of her friend David Mintzer [...]