Coffeehouse Mysteries · Book 1
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.
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