Fresh Brewed Murder, Duncan, Emmeline

Coffee-lovers, this book is for you...I foresee many enjoyable Ground Rules mysteries to come. --Criminal Element

Master barista Sage Caplin is opening a new coffee cart in Portland, Oregon, but a killer is brewing up a world of trouble. . . .

Portland is famous for its rain, hipsters, craft beers . . . and coffee. Sage Caplin has high hopes for her coffee cart, Ground Rules, which she runs with her business partner, Harley--a genius at roasting beans and devising new blends. Thats essential in a city where locals have intensely strong opinions about cappuccino versus macchiato--especially in the case of one of Sages very first customers. . . .

Sage finds the mans body in front of her cart, a fatal slash across his neck. Theres been plenty of anger in the air, from longtime vendors annoyed at Ground Rules taking a coveted spot in the food truck lot, to protesters demonstrating against a new high-rise. But who was mad enough to commit murder? Sage is already fending off trouble in the form of her estranged, con-artist mother, whos trying to trickle back into her life. But when Sages very own box cutter is discovered to be the murder weapon, she needs to focus on finding the killer fast--before her business, and her life, come to a bitter end. . . .