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Mystery
A café owner tries to figure out who might have sent someone flying out a tenth-floor window:"Entertaining... Maggy makes an appealing amateur sleuth." -- Publishers Weekly First, Maggy Thorsen is shocked to find her... See More
Mystery
"Witty... There are loads of eccentric suspects and juicy motives, and the clues are wrapped in lively conversation." -- Publishers Weekly The choice of an antique silver coffee urn as the final resting place for elderly... See More
Crime Fiction
Trouble is brewing for coffeehouse owner Maggy Thorsen when her barista's wealthy beau is murdered. Maggy Thorsen's head is spinning thanks to partner Sarah Kingston's latest idea - selling luxe espresso machines in their... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Coffee, a canine and a corpse: a bad feeling leads to an even worse discovery when Maggy tries to return a Chihuahua to its owners in the new coffeehouse mystery. Maggy Thorsen's evening with her fiancé Sheriff Jake Pavlik... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
It's November and Maggy Thorsen, co-owner of the Wisconsin gourmet coffeehouse, Uncommon Grounds, is in South Florida at an annual crime-writers' conference with her beau, local sheriff Jake Pavlik, who is due to speak as a... See More
Mystery
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... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Trouble is brewing for coffeehouse owner Maggy Thorsen when she's caught up in a storm - and murder - at a writers' retreat. Coffeehouse owner Maggy Thorsen has reluctantly travelled north with her business partner, Sarah... See More
Small Town & Rural
AnnaLise's philandering father's attempt to 'do right' by his many heirs goes deadly wrong Journalist AnnaLise Griggs' return to her hometown in North Carolina's western mountains has led to some unexpected surprises - most... See More
Mystery
Wisconsin coffeehouse owner Maggy Thorsen attempts to solve a mystery steeped in shocking family secrets, tragedy and murder. Maggy Thorsen's new neighbours, Philip and Vivian Woodward, are forging ahead with their plans... See More
Mystery
Coffee and romance - the perfect way to warm a freezing winter at Uncommon Grounds! Until Maggy Thorsen's new barista's beau turns up on the doorstep, bringing a deadly chill with him... Maggy Thorsen and her business... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
UNCOMMON GROUNDS A 21st-century spin on the traditional cozy -- Maggy Thorsen, a divorcée whose husband left her for a 24 year old, is eager to open a coffee shop, Uncommon Grounds, in the small Wisconsin town of... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
In her delightful debut, Balzo puts a 21st-century spin on the traditional cozy, replacing tea with coffee as the comfort beverage of choice. Maggy Thorsen, a divorcée whose husband left her for his 24-year-old dental... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Main Street Mysteries #2 A small lake town tucked into the mountains of North Carolina, picturesque Sutherton charms tourists and locals alike -- though Sutherton may have more sinister secrets hiding behind its gentle... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Now for the first time, the first three titles in the cozy coffeehouse mystery series, Maggy Thorsen Mysteries, in a box set! "Wonderfully rich and sharply written." -Chicago Tribune Uncommon Grounds (Book 1) In her... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
The debut title in a new series by the author of the Maggy Thorsen Mysteries... Though a magnet to tourists looking for some Southern comfort, the small lake town of Sutherton - tucked so picturesquely into the mountains... See More
Crime Fiction
The state of Wisconsin has never been known for its mild winters and this particular season is no exception. But that's all good news for Maggy Thorsen and Uncommon Grounds, her newly renovated Brookhills coffeehouse. Now... See More
Crime Fiction
Exactly how hot is the competition at the annual coffee trade industry conference in Milwaukee? Scaldingly hot. What's not hot? Finding Marvin LaRoche, owner of the HotWired coffeehouse chain store stone-cold dead under a... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Here's a tip: if your ex-husband's mistress-cum-missus asks for your help in proving that he cheated on her while he was married to you, just say no. And you most certainly should not invite this new missus, Mrs. Rachel... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Now for the first time, the second set of three titles in the cozy coffeehouse mystery series, Maggy Thorsen Mysteries, in a box set! Brewed, Crude and Tattooed (Book 4): A torrential spring snowstorm leaves Maggy and her... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
"Heaven's Fire" may be what Pasquale Firenze, patriarch of the family-owned Firenze Fireworks, calls his painting of the night sky with light, color and sound, but television producer Wendy "Jake" Jacobus has more practical... See More
Women's Fiction
Maggy Thorsen, cynic extraordinaire, has a few things to feel optimistic about lately. After her original coffeehouse, Uncommon Grounds, was destroyed in a freak May blizzard, Maggy and her best friend, Sarah Kingston, have... See More
Mystery
When a freak spring snowstorm destroys her beloved coffeehouse, Uncommon Grounds, Maggy Thorsen resolves to reopen. With her best friend, Sarah, as an ally, they find the perfect spot right near the train station - and lucky... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
A torrential spring snowstorm leaves Maggy and her friendly (and not so friendly) neighboring tenants stuck in the strip mall where her coffeehouse, Uncommon Grounds, leases space in Brookhills, Wisconsin. Shut up in her... See More
Literature & Fiction
The Grass is Always Greener ?Thou shall love thy neighbor... or not Viscery ?Where abduction meets obsession My Best Friend's Funeral ?Joe Cardigan plants people--he's the funeral planner The Grass is Always Greener was... See More