Espresso Shot

Espresso Shot, by Cleo Coyle, was a book sale find and number seven in a series of mysteries. The main character, Clare Cosi, is the manager of a coffeehouse and an amateur sleuth who investigates the death of people close to her ex-husband's fiancee.

Since the book was a light mystery, it would have been easy to read; however, the sprinkled profanity, sexual innuendos and heavy-laden barista lingo got in the way of the characters and the plot for this reader. On a positive note, the who-dun-it was a surprise at the end.