French Roast — Sandra Balzo

Things go from bad to worse for Wisconsin coffeehouse owner Maggy Thorsen when her cousin Jacque Oui finds himself in hot water.


Coffeehouse owner Maggy
Thorsen's cousin, Jacque Oui, is in trouble. Big trouble! Not only is his
cash-strapped Schultz's Market facing competition from a big bucks grocery
chain, but his supposedly ex-wife Paulette has arrived from Paris,
spectacularly claiming that she and Jacque are still married, despite Jacque
being engaged to Maggy's friend and star barista Amy Caprese.

Maggy is keen to avoid
this troubling brew â€" until a huge fire rips through Schultz's Market and a
gruesome discovery is made in the store's flat, reluctantly drawing her into
Jacque's affairs. But where is he? With her cousin suddenly missing, can Maggy
uncover the truth behind the disturbing events triggered by Pauline's arrival,
or is she about to be scorched by a determined killer?