150. French Pressed (A Coffeehouse Mystery, 6) – Cleo Coyle, Berkley Prime Crime, April 2008, ISBN: 9780425220498, 261p.
Featuring: Clare Cosi
Synopsis (from back cover):
Dark Brew
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 twentysomething 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 Tommy, a man she wouldn't mind seeing roasted and pressed. Then the competative kitchen turns cutthroat, and Joy's a suspect. To clear her daugfhter of the crime, Clare knows she must catch teh real killer...even if it lands her in the hottest water of her life.
Comments:
I don't know why I enjoy reading books about coffee when I can't stand to drink the stuff, but I do. Anyway, this is another enjoyable Coffeehouse Mystery (even if Clare's daughter does irritate me). Oh, for anyone interested, there are some coffee recipe things in the back.
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