When the firefighters of Ladder Company 189 pull Clare's friends out of a blazing caf├®, she happily comes to their rescue. As a favor to the men, she visits their firehouse kitchen to teach them the finer points of operating their newly donated espresso machine. But more than their coffee turns out to be hot. Somebody's torching caf├®s around the city, and firefighters are beginning to die in suspicious ways.
Believing the two events are related, Clare investigates, staking out a five-borough bake sale and sniffing out clues in the pizza joints of Brooklyn. When her detective boyfriend, Mike Quinn, is pulled into the fire of a false accusation, Clare is desperate to put out the flames. But will she be able to come to Mike's rescue before someone tries to extinguish her?
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"I tired never to read the stories of Clare and her coffee house and her friends.Is true can be unsafe be her friends because you can be murdered or charged for to have made it but then Mrs Cosi discover ever the culprit. As ever the plot is interesting and original and rich of suspance. Protagonists of Roast murder are the firefighters and so the story is more poignant and intense." — Lidia (4 out of 5 stars)
"I tired never to read the stories of Clare and her coffee house and her friends.Is true can be unsafe be her friends because you can be murdered or charged for to have made it but then Mrs Cosi discover ever the culprit. As ever the plot is interesting and original and rich of suspance. Protagonists of Roast murder are the firefighters and so the story is more poignant and intense."
“The pseudonymous Coyle’s strong ninth coffeehouse mystery pays tribute to New York City firefighters.”
“Coyle’s Coffeehouse books are superb.”
“This is my first narration by Rebecca Gibel, and she was wonderful! Her smooth, rich voice completely drew me into the story. I especially fell in love with her ‘Madame’ vocalization, which was so endearing.”
“Both new and returning readers will love this coffee-flavored mystery…Even readers who normally don’t pick up cozies will be right at home with the fast pacing and clever dialogue of this fantastic mystery.”
" I liked the book and have enjoyed the series but this didn't seem to keep me glued to the pages at others had in the past. I will still read the next one though. "
" I struggled with the beginning of this book. The last half of the book became much more of an exciting read. By time I reached the end, I felt the desire to read another one. I will continue to read this series. I do enjoy the characters especially Claire and Matt. I would like to see more story line with the two of them. "
" i love this series - but the more recent books have left me a bit disappointed "
" Don't make the same mistake I did! Holiday Grind actually comes _before_ Roast Mortem. Whatever source I was using to arrange the books is wrong. It won't really hurt your enjoyment of the story, but there are some characters introduced in Holiday Grind that you'll want to meet in that order before you start Roast Mortem. "
" More men in uniform than you can shake a stick at. "Nuff said :-) "
" This book is one of my all-time faves in the series. "
" Good Book. Something different for a change "
" I need a break from this series. The stories all seem to be running together and so similar. I want to finish the series, but won't return to it for a while. "
" This one kept me guessing! I like the fact that she followed up on a hanging thread about Mike's conflict with his cousin. The recipes and coffee info are terrific as always! "
" This is a cute series. Fun characters. This one has a few new characters introduced. "
" I was worried about Clare and Mike's relationship towards the end of the book. I was hoping for the best. Great Job, Cleo on making Mike's cousin also named Michael. It made it an entertaining read. "
" Fires this time, and still lots about coffee. Also some art, and a teensy taste of romance. Mystery was okay, Clare wasn't too OTT this time, or maybe I am becoming immune... "
" A cup of coffee or several are a must with this mystery. The main character Clare runs a coffee house and with a little help from employees and friends puts out the fires. Well thought out you'll enjoy solving this one and the recipes included are excellent. I'm shelfing this book with my cookbooks. "
" really good read...very suspensful! "
" Not the best written mystery, nor was it far from predictable. Too many characters interfered with the storyline; however, the passion for describing coffee and baked goods was passionately exquisite. "
" A good continuation to the series, however I admit to being more excited by trying some of the recipes in this book than I was by the story itself. :) "
" I've enjoyed this mystery series. The sleuth is the manager of an independent coffeehouse in NYC. I've also learned a lot about coffee. This is a nice, easy read. "
" Loved it. This series is so well written - excellent writing style and great characters. "
" Entertaining mysteries, and fun facts about coffee, this is a great addition to the series about Claire Cosi and The Village Blend! "
" Excellent! Love this coffee house series! Delicious recipes too! "
" Loved the firefighter parts of this one! I somehow missed the holiday book and was almost tempted to wait to read this one but I'm glad I didn't...Clare is always on the point in finding who dun it...amoung flames fights and funky life she always gets her man "
" Too over the top on several fronts. There's a lot going on, and yet there was a long time when I felt like I was just spinning my wheels waiting for something relevant to happen. "
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, now celebrating over ten years in print. Alice and Marc are also bestselling media tie-in writers who have penned properties for Lucasfilm, NBC, Fox, Disney, Imagine, and MGM. They live and work in New York City, where they write independently and together, including the nationally bestselling Haunted Bookshop Mysteries. Learn more about them at their online home: www.CoffeehouseMystery.com.
Rebecca Gibel is an award-winning stage, television, and voice actress. The narrator of over fifty audiobooks, Rebecca is facile in a wide variety of genres. Rebecca has worked across the country at theaters such as Trinity Rep, Cleveland Play House, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Intiman Theatre, and the Arden Theatre Company. She holds a BA from the College of William & Mary and an MFA in acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep.
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