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Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime mass-market ed.
Physical Desc
257 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
This summer, Clare Cosi leaves her Manhattan coffee shop behind as she heads for the Hamptons--and perhaps the biggest jolt of her life. Because at her wealthy friend's fabulous Fourth of July bash, more than the coffee gets iced.
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Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime mass-market ed.
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
At the Village Blend, Clare Cosi realizes her best baristas may refer to a decaffeinated espresso as a "why bother?" but knows that a good percentage of her customers prefer the neutered brew. So when an old friend of her ex-husband develops the world's first botanically decaffeinated coffee bean and smuggles it into the country, Clare believes it's a business opportunity she needs to investigate-at least until the first dead body shows up. With casualties...
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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 plans to ever marry Matt again, she's afraid...
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Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
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Clare's daughter, Joy, is immersing herself in the foodie culture with an internship at Solange, one of New York's hottest French restaurants-and she's getting pretty intimate with the older, married Chef Tommy Keitel as well. Clare's not buzzed about the relationship, but what twenty-something takes romantic advice from her mother? Resolved to keep a closer eye on Joy, Clare makes a deal to micro-roast and French press exclusive coffee blends for...
8) Roast mortem
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English
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After being rescued by local firefighters while caught in a blazing restaurant, Clare investigates a series of suspicious café fires around New York City and must defend her detective boyfriend, Mike, from false accusations.
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Clare Cosi's Village Blend coffee beans are being used to create a new java love potion: a "Mocha Magic Coffee" billed as an aphrodisiac. Clare may even try some on her new boyfriend. The product, expected to rake in millions, will be sold exclusively on Aphrodite's Village, one of the Web's most popular online communities for women. But the launch party ends on a sour note when one of the site's editors is found dead.
10) A brew to a kill
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
370 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Clare Cosi, the manager of a Greenwich Village coffeehouse, must find the suspect in a hit-and-run killing when her delivery truck is implicated in the crime.
11) Holiday Buzz
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English
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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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"When a car bomb nearly kills tech whiz Eric Thorner, Clare comes to his aid and receives a priceless thank you. Not only does the billionaire buy her a barista's dream espresso machine, he hires her for an extraordinary project: creating the world's most expensive coffee blend. The police quickly arrest Eric's alleged attacker, yet death continues to surround the unlucky mogul, leading Clare to question whether a fatal fall and another lethal mishap...
Author
Series
Coffeehouse mystery volume 14
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 401 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When coffeehouse manager turned amateur sleuth Clare Cosi roasts "magic" beans for Fairy Tale Week, she brews up a vision that leads to a sleeping beauty in Central Park; a big, bad wolf of Wall Street; and an East Side enclave with storybook secrets... Fairy tale fever has descended on New York City. Broadway fans are flocking to Red Riding Hood: The Musical; museums are exhibiting art inspired by the Brothers Grimm; and Clare Cosi gives her coffee...
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon a Grind comes an exciting new installment in the "highly satisfying" Coffeehouse Mystery series. After the White House asks coffeehouse manager and master roaster Clare Cosi to consult on the coffee service for a Rose Garden Wedding, she discovers a historic pot was used as a CIA "dead drop" decades before. Now long-simmering secrets boil over, scalding Clare and the people around her. Clare's...
15) Dead cold brew
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"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 a little bit of happily ever after. So when Mike decides to put a ring on Clare's finger, Clare's eccentric octogenarian employer is there to help....
16) Shot in the dark
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"A smartphone dating game turns the Village Blend into a hookup hotspot--until a gunshot turns the landmark coffeehouse into a crime scene. 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...
17) Brewed awakening
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"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 who claims to be her fiancé. But to Mike Quinn's crushing distress, Clare does not remember him--or much of anything about the last decade of her life. Clare's missing memory...
18) Honey roasted
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"While struggling to find a romantic (and affordable) destination for her upcoming honeymoon, coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi whips up a honey of a drink made from honey-processed coffee. Clare plans to serve her outstanding new Honey-Cinnamon Latte at her spring wedding to her longtime honey, NYPD detective Mike Quinn. The culinary world is also abuzz about the amazing honey that Clare was lucky enough to source for her shop's new latte. Produced...
Author
Series
Coffeehouse mystery volume 20
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
viii, 331 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Only Murders in Gotham, the smash hit streaming show, is famous for filming in authentic New York City locations and using real New Yorkers as extras. For their latest episode, they've chosen to spotlight the century-old Village Blend and its quirky crew of baristas. But when the film crew's week of shooting delivers an actual shooting, Clare Cosi and her staff find themselves at the scene of a true crime." -- Provided by publisher.