On What Grounds
- Published
- 1 January 2003
- Pages
- 275
- ISBN-13
- 9780425192139
- Type
- novel
About this book
Book 1 of the Coffeehouse Mysteries, On What Grounds (2003, 275 pages) follows Clare Cosi managing Greenwich Village's Village Blend for her formidable ex-mother-in-law -- and, true to the series' formula, stumbling across a body connected to the coffee trade or her own complicated extended family along the way.
Key facts about On What Grounds
Cleo Coyle wrote On What Grounds, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2003. The book has 275 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780425192139 to find the main one.
On What Grounds is book 1 of 21 in the Coffeehouse Mysteries series. The series has 21 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
Additionally, Cleo Coyle writes Haunted Bookshop Mystery as a separate series. Those series sit on our cozy mystery shelf. Meanwhile, No Roast for the Weary is the latest published Cleo Coyle book on file, from 2025.
About Cleo Coyle
Cleo Coyle is the joint pen name of husband-and-wife writing team Alice Alfonsi and Marc Cerasini, used for their long-running Coffeehouse Mysteries series, which follows Clare Cosi, manager of a landmark Greenwich Village coffeehouse, as she solves murders connected to the New York coffee and food world. See every Cleo Coyle book in order.
Its place in Coffeehouse Mysteries
On What Grounds is book 1 in the Coffeehouse Mysteries series. It is followed by Through the Grinder. See the full Coffeehouse Mysteries reading order.
Clare Cosi manages the Village Blend, a landmark coffeehouse in Greenwich Village she once ran as a young barista and now oversees on behalf of her ex-mother-in-law, the shop's formidable owner. Between pulling shots, training baristas, and hunting down the perfect single-origin roast, Clare has an unfortunate habit of finding bodies — connected to the coffee trade, the neighborhood's colorful characters, or her own complicated extended family, which still includes her ex-husband Matt (the Blend's globe-trotting…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781429513241
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780425192139
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781587246470