Decaffeinated corpse
(Book)

"Includes recipes & coffee-making tips."--Cover.

"At the Village Blend, Clare Cosigass best baristas may refer to a decaffeinated espresso as a gbswhy bother?gcs, but Clare knows a good percentage of her customers prefer the neutered brew. So when Ric Gostwick, a charismatically handsome Brazilian, develops the worldgass first botanically decaffeinated coffee plant, Clare can see why Matt (her ex-husband and business partner) gets into bed with the deal. Unfortunately, Ric is also getting into bed with more than one woman. And when an attempted murder happens right outside the Blendgass back door, Clare suspects more than Ricgass revolutionary new plant has its roots in some dirt. As she begins to investigate Ricgass background and business connections, a trail of clues leads to a pile up of casualties and an international roster of suspects. Now Clare knows shegass got to find the murderer before one of her near and dears takes a fall. Otherwise, her latest addition to the Village Blend menu will prove to be a real buzz killer." --from author's website