Kristine S. (NHBookLover) reviewed on 5/27/2009 + 293 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I enjoyed the first in this series. I liked the main character, Clare Cosi. She has agreed to return to NYC, after raising her daughter in the "wilds" of New Jersey, to take over management of a coffee house she had previously managed for 10 years. Her daughter is now in culinary school in NY so she will be closer to her and gets a wonderful rent-free apartment, to boot. Of course she finds out the apartment comes with "strings attached" in the tune of her ex-husband, who has been told he can live there as well. Complications there, of course. Her ex-mother in law owns the business and apartment.

Her first day back Clare arrives from NJ only to find the doors locked and the shop not open. When she enters she finds the assistant manager has fallen down a flight of stairs and is unconscious. The police investigate and rule it an accident - but Clare thinks it doesn't feel right so looks into it herself.

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