Through the Grinder

By: Cleo Coyle

Narrated by: Rebecca Gibel

There's trouble brewing at the Village Blend. Business is booming--but Clare's customers are starting to die. Soon after stopping at the coffeehouse, a regular jumps to her death in the subway. Or was she pushed? Detective Quinn is convinced that someone has an axe to grind, especially after the "suicide" of another female customer. Unfortunately, his prime suspect is Bruce Bowman--the new man in Clare's life. Bruce is the perfect blend of rugged good looks and potent personality. Too bad the women in his life keep turning up dead. Now Clare will risk her heart--and her life--to follow the killer's trail to the bitter end…

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Too much going on

I like these coffee house mysteries because they are usually like a quick fix with the bonus of a few coffee tips. This particular episode of the series was not one of the better ones. There were too many murders and too much going on. Narration kept switching between Claire and the killer. The killer wasn't the least bit interesting and the murders were stupid. Claire's involvement in the murders felt forced and I really felt myself not caring. And normally Rebecca Gibel does a pretty good job as reader. But this book had so many characters, her voice changing attempts started to get on my nerves.

I will probably listen to more Cleo Coyle mysteries, but I will probably skim through the hard copies first just to see how many murders are involved.

Story is great but

My husband and I listen to books while we work (our own business) and this was a good story. She spins a good yarn -- but if her editor can't do their job then she should pay for her own. She REALLY needs an editor. Both my husband and I caught her repeating herself in her story.
Excellent narrator!

Excellent

Another excellent novel in the series. Now I'm really in the mood to cook and to try that lovely wine, yum!

Another awesome sequel

I am now completely hooked on the Coffee House mystery series. This was the second book in the series. I have read the first and now this one. This novel was written in a way that the reader could enjoy without reading the first one however the first one is just as enjoyable.

Along with the great narration, story plot and twists, I now want to visit New York City. The author describes every every scene with such detail that I want to take it all in personally.

Absolutely enjoyable! I am going back to Audible right now for the next book in the series.

Too much talk about blending coffees.

The mystery itself was great, but with all the junk about making and blending coffee was just a little too much. I should've saved my credit.