false 303639 3 Introducing a delightful new series featuring Clare Cosi, manager of the historic Village Blend coffeehouse... <br><br> Clare arrives at work to discover the assistant manager dead in the back of the store, coffee grounds strewn everywhere. Two detectives investigate. But when they find no sign of forced entry or foul play, they deem it an accident. Still, Clare is not convinced. And after the police leave, Clare can't help wondering...If this was an act of murder, is she in danger? 520931 book 2 9 2003 On What Grounds (Coffeehouse Mystery, Book 1) total:492|5:80|4:172|3:190|2:38|1:12| 492 1746 754 109 4 4 false false Sat Jul 12 10:30:01 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 10:38:11 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Sep 24 05:19:32 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 05:20:07 -0700 2007 RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Mystery, 2003, 270 pgs
TIME/PLACE: Present, NYC
CHARACTERS: Claire Cosi/manager of Village Blend;
Matteo Allegro/coffee buyer & ex-husband
COMMENTS: 1st in coffehouse mystery series. Cla...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 24 05:33:07 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 06:02:04 -0700 2009 On What Grounds, a couple using the pseudonym Cleo Coyle, have a lot or arcane knowledge about coffee and set out to write a series of theme-related, recipe-laden cozy mysteries centered around the proprietress of a coffee house. (My Italian friend tells me that the "s...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Dec 28 06:16:35 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 06:32:51 -0800 2008 1
Clare Cosi left her bad marriage 10 years ago and settled into suburbia (Jersey) to raise her daughter Joy. Now that Joy is in college Clare finds herself a little bored. Enter Madam - her former mother-in-law and owner of the historic Village...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Oct 19 09:26:06 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 09:26:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 15:07:22 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 15:07:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Mar 28 04:25:47 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 05:23:47 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 07:36:35 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 11:28:24 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 10:39:45 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 07:31:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 04:14:21 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 10:56:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 03 17:14:44 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 15:56:38 -0700 2007
Clare Cosi is a divorced woman, who after her daughter grows up and leaves the house finds herself slightly bored by the suburbs. When her friend, Madame, offers her the...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 22 04:19:45 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 04:24:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 13:02:39 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 13:05:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 20:12:02 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 12:04:26 -0700 2009 On What Grounds is nevertheless a very entertaining, quick summer read. A murder mystery set in a coffee shop, the book is fast paced and as an additional bonus teaches the reader a lot about how to brew a GOOD cup of coffee. (hope that part works - my coffee co...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 25 15:50:20 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 15:50:20 -0700 2009 The victim's character was inconsistent and not well presented but was critical to how they becam...more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Sep 28 18:26:39 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 20:05:51 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 10 23:10:47 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 23:11:02 -0700 2008
Clare Cosi has just come back to manage The Village Blend coffeehouse at the request of Madame, the wonderful, loving eccentric who just so happens to also be her ex mothe...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 22 20:18:44 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 17:56:48 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Feb 24 16:17:08 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 15:40:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 16:17:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 25 20:41:04 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 20:50:53 -0700 2009