Espresso Shot

A Coffeehouse Mystery, Book 7

By: Cleo Coyle

Narrated by: Rebecca Gibel

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 he's making a terrible mistake.

The bride-to-be is Trend magazine editor Breanne Summour. Beautiful, wealthy, and sophisticated, the snarky tastemaker has never been a low maintenance kind of gal, and now she's in full-blown bridezilla mode. The only way that Clare can possibly deal with her is to put her misgivings aside and focus on buisness. But as a successful amateur sleuth, murder is Clare's business, too. And when fatal accidents begin befalling people close to Breanne, Clare becomes suspicious. Is someone trying to sabotage the wedding? To kill Breanne? Between persuading a sexy Italian sculptor into lending her a one-of-a-kind fountain and roasting some of the rarest coffee beans on Earth, Clare starts to investigate. But what she unveils, amid melted chocolate and steaming mochaccinos, may just get her burned....

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This author is excellent

I am sometimes really impressed actually repeatedly impressed with who is the one that is guilty of the bad guy but more important all the cool things I learned from cooking to coffee to actually social skills and understanding that we are all imperfect and we could all be kinder to those around us by understanding each other better

Who doesn’t love a wedding?

Fans of the series will enjoy this one. I like the forward movement of the relationships. The mystery kept me interested until the very end.

Enjoyable story, mediocre narration

The Coffeehouse Mysteries series is an enjoyable way to pass some time. Great snowy afternoon binge. I’ve learned about coffee and cooking through these books - you can practically smell these scenes. I make pasta sauce recipe (I think in book 1). I picked this one at random for my first Audible version. The narration was fine but not particularly engaging, and I think Claire’s ex-mother-in-law is from France but seems to have a British accent here?

I think I’ll stick to the print/Kindle version unless a long afternoon of baking is ahead of me.

espresso shot

this was a great read. lots of twists and turns. it kept me very interested

Coffee Wedding blues

Exciting adventurous wedding planning, with lots of schnanagans before and during the wedding. Claire is really honing in her investigative skills.