Latte Trouble (Coffeehouse Mysteries, No. 3)
by Cleo Coyle
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Author: Cleo CoyleEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-08-02
ISBN: 0425204456
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Berkley
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- ISBN13: 9780425204450
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Latte Trouble (Coffeehouse Mysteries, No. 3)
Book Review: A Darkly Brewed Pull of Panache. Get New York City Through the Steaming Gateway of the Village Blend.
Summary: 5 Stars
In LATTE TROUBLE, coffee connections with chocolate & creme fashion were captured with exquisite artistic richness; flavor, texture, hues and shapes bled into the plot with a darkly brewed pull of panache.
Compared to the prior 2 books in this luxury latte series, the prologue here was shorter and more enigmatic, acting as a highly effective magnet into the plot. Reading the prologue, I wondered, is this a prophetic dream of an innocent bystander? Is this the killer present in the bedroom of a person he's somehow "hypnotizing" into doing a killing for him? Is this a dream of the killer who sees himself as having a nemesis causing him to kill, as in "the devil made me do it"? And, when murder is merely "justice"?
A few subtle changes have occurred in this third book in the coffee house series. After the murder was served via a chocolate caramel latte laced with "amaretto" (cyanide), the police presence de-evolved from Quinn to a collective team of crisply detailed, ego-driven jumping beans. Keeping Quinn out of the early scenes and developing a new, very much less astute group of beat officers and detective team, allowed Cleo Coyle (pseudonym for writing team Alice Alfonsi and Marc Cerasini, according to Rik Woods's briskly informative review, June 3, of ON WHAT GROUNDS) to work a theme of what happens when a police group works too quickly and cuts out any input which doesn't adhere to that fast focus on a Quantum Conclusion Leap.
The author(s) also seemed to be developing a thematic exploration of jealousy-driven-behavior, beginning with Clare, Tucker, Moira, and fashion industry cattiness as "models" for an exposure of the Green Eyed style for murder and/or mayhem.
I was easily and intensely drawn into the third chapter in which Clare described her first meeting of Lottie Harmon and Harmon's resurgence, via a well-detailed creative surge around a chocolate covered coffee bean, into the fashion industry after a couple decade hiatus.
There seemed to be a few extra twists in this one and more historical background and psychological depth (in all character development, including the non-heroic crowd). Quinn played a lesser part overall, but he was in there, giving Clare a perfect amount of support with less presence, which says something. Both Matteo and Madam played a stronger role with Clare here, and it appeared that Clare was reluctantly, yet from the heart, giving under-thoughts to reuniting with the father of her child.
The dealing with Rikers prison and Tucker's containment was unsettling-ly realistic, and Clare and Madam's visit with the "chained-down" Barista was engrossing, exposing with amazing depth within a brief amount of plot time, that world within itself. The trip to and from was mesmerizing, especially as it began the journey across a narrow, two-lane, mile long bridge (little known to New Yorkers and "the only route to Rikers Island without a boat") across the East River into that small town "community."
Quoting from page 149 of the mass market paperback:
"As we approached LaGuardia Airport...the driver swerved onto a rarely used ramp marked Nineteenth Avenue.... As we drove across the fast-moving water, a deafening roar sounded around us and the silver wings and fuselage of a United Airlines plane appeared over our heads. It rapidly descended, flying so low its roaring engines rattled our car windows and I could almost make out passengers in their upright, and locked positions."
Coyle seems to have somehow widened the gateway to her Village Blend community, the NYC lifestyle, and the New Yorker breed; I felt an increased intensity of being there, and have definitely been bitten by the coffee mystique and ambiance of Clare Cosi's coffee house. With each book, I'm looking more forward to returning to the coffeehouse's unique scene of crimes, amateur dicks, and cliques.
It was very wise of this dual authorship team to use a pseudonym of a female individual, and I'm glad I didn't discover this fact prior to having read the first two books in the series and purchased this third offering. With my natural prejudice against books written by more than one individual, I may have never taken the leap into this series. Now, at the end of the third book, I'm happily addicted to its ambiance.
Hooked for the duration,
Linda G. Shelnutt
Summary of Latte Trouble (Coffeehouse Mysteries, No. 3)
When one of her baristas unwittingly serves a poisonous latte to a prominent figure on the fashion scene, Clare Cosi must uncover some jolting secrets to save her shop.Literature & Fiction Books
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