Shot In The Dark

Description

From Cleo Coyle, the New York Times bestselling author of Dead Cold Brew, comes a delicious now in paperback entry in the "fun and gripping" (The Huffington Post) Coffeehouse Mystery series. smartphone dating game turns the Village Blend into a hookup hotspot-until a gunshot turns the landmark coffeehouse into a crime scene. As Village Blend manager Clare Cosi fixes a date for her wedding, her ex-husband is making dates through smartphone swipes. Clare has mixed feelings about these match-ups happening in her coffeehouse. Even her octogenarian employer is selecting suitors by screenshot! But business is booming, and Clare works hard to keep the espresso shots flowing. Then one night, another kind of shot leaves a dead body for her to find. The corpse is a successful entrepreneur who became notorious for his "hit it and quit it" behavior- prowling for women on dating apps, then devastating his conquests with morning-after insults. Though the NYPD quickly arrests one of his recent victims, Clare finds reason to believe she's been framed. Now Clare is "swiping" through suspects in her own shop-with the help of her globetrotting ex-husband, a man who's spent his life hunting for coffee and women. Together they're determined to find justice before another shot rings out.

Cleo Coyle is a pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi, writing in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini. Both are New York Times bestselling authors of the Coffeehouse mysteries. Alice and Marc are also bestselling media tie-in writers who have penned properties for Lucasfilm, NBC, Fox, Disney, Imagine, and MGM.

Praise for Shot in the Dark "A gripping and entertaining mystery"--Library Journal (Starred Review) Library Journal's "Mystery Pick of the Month" "Sure to delight old fans and garner new ones"--Publishers Weekly Praise for the Coffeehouse Mysteries "A delicious mystery!"--Woman's World "Fun and gripping."--The Huffington Post "Mix[es] clever and intricate plots with a regular cast of characters who become more enjoyable with every episode."--Booklist "Among the best of the foodie/cozy mystery genre."--Fresh Fiction "Clare and company are some of the most vibrant characters I've ever read."--Mystery Scene