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THE perfect cup of coffee is a mystifying thing. Read the first page
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I would have liked to have been the editor on this book....,
By M. C. Crammer (Decatur, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: On What Grounds (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is very well plotted and engaged my attention very well from the very start -- it was a book that may not have kept me up until 3 in the morning, but I did look forward to getting back to it and read it rather quickly. Clair Cosi, part-owner of a landmark coffee house in Greenwich Village who is this book's amateur detective, is likeable, and her reason for getting so involved in solving the mystery is credible (unlike other mysteries I've read). The story begins when Clair finds the crumpled but still living body of an assistant manager in the coffee shop's basement, at the bottom of the stairs. The police investigate and believe it's an accident (the woman is unconscious at this point and in intensive care). Clair finds that hard to believe, and motivated by fears of a disasterous lawsuit as well as affection for the employee, she begins to poke around to see if she can convince the police that this is no accident but a crime scene. There are a number of characters with several possible motives to consider. WHat I didn't like about the book is the epicurean obsession with coffee. I like a good cup of coffee, but got tired fairly quickly of the tedious descriptions of how to make the perfect cup of espresso, etc. I began to wonder if Martha Stewart had ghost-written this book, particularly with a certain snobbishness present in the descriptions. I really didn't need to hear how Clair is wearing a Valentino while her ex mother in law is wearing an Oscar de la Renta. Her husband's expensive wristwatch by a relatively obscure maker is equally irrelevant, as are the hints of where to get these items the next time you're in New York. That's why I would have liked to edit this book. I hope the real editor of her next book will spare us all the instructions on coffee-making. I intend to read the next in this series to find out.
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This review is from: On What Grounds (Mass Market Paperback)
If you're a coffee drinker and just can't let go of that cup for anything, then this book is for you. But would you put that cup of coffee down if a murder just took place? Could another murder be developing and it could be you next time,just take another drink of that coffee and read the book to find out just who's next. Larry Hobson-Author-"The Day Of The Rose"
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ultra-Caffeinated Cozy,
By TundraVision (o/~ from the Land of Sky Blue Waters o/~) - See all my reviews
This review is from: On What Grounds (Mass Market Paperback)
"I have measured out my life with coffee spoons."T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock With that apt quote begins Cleo Coyle's first in what appears will be a series of cute & cozy little coffee house capers. Murder most frothe. It's a fun perk through the annals of coffee and Greenwich Village, crammed with caffeine curios and cream. /TundraVision, Amazon Reviewer
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