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French Pressed: A Coffeehouse Mystery (Coffeehouse Mysteries) | 
 enlarge | Author: Cleo Coyle
Publisher: Berkley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 1661
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0425220494
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780425220498
ASIN: 0425220494
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Product Description
Murder takes the plunge in the sixth book in the Coffeehouse mystery series.
Clare Cosi's daughter, Joy, is interning-and falling- for a top New York chef when his kitchen turns cutthroat, and Joy becomes a murder suspect. Clare knows she must catch the real killer-even if it lands her in the hottest water of her life.
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 Next cup of a reliable mystery series June 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've enjoyed this cozy mystery series since its inception. French Pressed is a very good novel that both tells a standalone mystery and -- more important to those of us who have been following Claire since she took over managing the Greenwich Village coffeehouse -- moves the characters along in their own development.
This time the focus is on Claire's daughter, Joy, who has been working on her chef internship at a high-end Manhattan restaurant -- and working on a relationship with the married celebrity chef, too. As you learn in the first few pages, SOMEone has decided to eliminate another intern (and Joy's friend)... and the police are convinced that the murderer is Joy. Claire has to find the real culprit to save her daughter.
It works. The situations are plausible, the settings believeable (even the ones with which you and I might not be familiar, out in Brooklyn), and it's easy to keep turning the pages. And, unlike some mysteries in which the appealing-characters cast never seems to change, these people get along with their own lives. Madame has a new love interest; Esther the barrista is dating someone of whom Claire disapproves; there's movement going on in the background to interest us, not just the story in the spotlight. Which, I think, is one reason that I'd pick up anything by Cleo Coyle and walk right to the checkout counter.
Many cozy mysteries build in some love/relationship tension (which man will the protagonist end up with?), and this series is no exception. Some, however, drag out that "will she won't she" for far too long, making me want to shout, "Make up your mind already!" Happily, I can report that Claire's love relationship does finally get resolved.
I enjoyed this story. If you've been following along in the series, there's no reason to delay getting this next installment. If you're new to it... hmm, DO start at the beginning.
A Pressing Delight June 19, 2008
I am very happy I purchased the entire Coffee series by Ms Coyle. I made the mistake of reading #4 first - but was soon totally engrossed by all the stories. This book was delightful and a wonderful read. Thank you Ms Coyle for your wit and humor.
YES IT IS GOOD TO THE LAST DROP! June 18, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
WARNING! The review below this one tries to SPOIL this mystery for readers! Boo to her for trying to announce who the murderer is. I reported it to Amazon. (Also, she is wrong! The murderer is introduced far earlier than she claims! Ha! She didn't read very closely!)
 Not good to the last drop June 18, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've read everyone of the coffeehouse mysteries. Whereas I think Joy's a spoiled twit and Clare should LET GO, usually I can overlook these problems becaause I really like Matteo and Mike and Clare and Madame and all the coffee "stuff."
This one started off great and I was thoroughly enjoying it. However, SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT!!!! the murderer wasn't introduced until page 215 and Clare ended up in the sillliest situation--as if Quinn would allow that. So I subtracted stars because any good myersy/suspense writer knows we HAVE to know the possibilities much earlier. This was not at all fair.
Coffee House Mysteries June 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This series is lots of fun, and they involve good mysteries, to boot! I'm now going to spend my summer in search of the perfect cup of espresso, which I am so much more knowledgeable about since reading these books.
The characters are likeable and memorable, and I am so glad to have found this series.
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