When the Village Blend caters a glittering rooftop party, their creative coffee concoctions are eclipsed by a shocking murder in this thrilling new Coffeehouse Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.  Years ago, when master roaster Clare Cosi was a newly divorced mom raising her daughter, Joy, Ava Welsh became Joy's best friend. Now the painfully shy girl next door has grown into a successful New York businesswoman, and Clare is delighted to be catering Ava's coffee-themed party, especially when her boyfriend, Ryan, confides his plan to propose that very night.  Then a scream shatters the celebration. A woman is thrown off the balcony to her death, and Ryan—who abruptly flees the party—is accused of murder. Clare vows to help Ava clear his name. Her digging uncovers suspicious connections to a deadly event from which a teenaged Joy and Ava barely escaped with their lives. The stakes rise ever higher as a ruthless killer attempts to keep the ugly truth buried—even if it means sending Clare and her caffeinated crew six feet under.  Includes a menu of party-ready recipes! Praise for the Coffeehouse Mysteries "A WONDERFUL SERIES with plenty of local color, great characters, and a setting so real that readers will be scouring the streets of Greenwich Village looking for the real Village Blend."  — The Mystery Reader   "Cleo Coyle [is] one of the best Cozy Mystery authors out there."   — Fresh Fiction , Fresh Pick Readers' Selection  "If you enjoy a great mystery and a great cup of coffee, don't miss...this series!" — Kings River Life Magazine "Clare and company are some of the most vibrant characters I've ever read."  — Mystery Scene  Praise for the Coffeehouse Mysteries “A gripping and entertaining mystery”— Library Journal (Starred Review) “Sure to delight”— Publishers Weekly “Clare and company are some of the most vibrant characters I’ve ever read.”— Mystery Scene “Fun and gripping.”— The Huffington Post “A delicious mystery!”— Woman’s World “Cleo Coyle is by far one of the best…” – Fresh Fiction “Mix[es] clever and intricate plots with a regular cast of characters who become more enjoyable with every episode.”— Booklist CLEO COYLE  is the New York Times bestselling pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi, writing popular fiction in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini. With more than one million books sold, Alice and Marc are the authors of two long-running, "relentlessly entertaining" ( Criminal Element ) mystery series: the Coffeehouse Mysteries and Haunted Bookshop Mysteries. Originally from Western Pennsylvania, Alice and Marc are also accomplished media tie-in writers who have penned bestselling properties for Lucasfilm, Disney, NBC, Fox, Imagine, Toho, and MGM. They live in New York City, where they haunt coffeehouses, hunt ghosts, wrangle rescue cats, cook like crazy, and write independently and together.