Murder by Mocha

By: Cleo Coyle

Narrated by: Rebecca Gibel

Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

Clare's Village Blend coffee beans are being used to create a new java love potion: a "Mocha Magic Coffee," billed as an aphrodisiac. The product, expected to rake in millions, will be sold exclusively on Aphrodite's Village, one of the most popular online communities for women. But at its launch, one of the website's editors is murdered. Clare is convinced a bitter killer wants the secret formula. Can she catch who's gone loco for mocha?

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I didn't see that coming

These books are holding me hostage! It's hard to put them down. I love the characters and how the narrator brings each one to life.

Enjoyed the book

I really enjoyed the listening, very mysterious with a bit of romance. It keep me on my toes.

Mocha murder

Great storyline, I love this series keep them coming. I love coffee, so every time I read a book in this series i crave coffee. Great narration. I reccomend this book and series.

I'll read them from now on....

First let me say that I like this series -- I like the coffee trivia, I like the characters, I enjoy the descriptions of coffee events, the clothes, the chatter, the recipes. I like the characters of Clare and especially of "Madam" -- I can just picture her. Beyond that, I think the plots are interesting and innovative. I like these books.

I've read several of them -- this is the first I've listened to. I probably won't listen to one again -- not the narrator's fault, not at all.

Here's the thing -- for me. I understand some of you out there like and enjoy XXX-rated love scenes, but I don't. When I was reading the books, I'd just skip over it -- didn't read it, wasn't necessary to the plot, didn't bother me a bit, I just flipped past it. But listening, I was forced to sit through it -- hard to skip ahead, on an audiobook.

In this book, there were way too many of those overly sexualized scenes for me -- I just don't appreciate it. I want DEATH! MURDER! Not love - ha!

This one had one really disturbing scene: Clare and her boyfriend are getting friendly, he wanted sex, she said "no" repeatedly, forcefully, several times over. He won't quit, keeps on his mission and of course eventually she relents. But get this: The boyfriend is a police lieutenant. This is disturbing -- we women expect men to respect the word "no". If they don't, charges of rape have been brought. In this case, the guy is a policeman, for crying out loud. He knows the law!

I just don't like it -- I don't suppose men are reading these things, but how can we expect them to respect the word "no" when in fiction, if the man just pushes ahead and succeeds, the woman -- eventually -- will fall all over herself, thinking he's wonderful?

Wrong message, in my opinion.

Mocha

Enjoyed the book very much and had an interesting twist it was just a fun read

Much like the others

Much the same as the other books in the series. This time we have a semi-secret society. Worth a listen.

Best yet

These coffeehouse mysteries are very entertaining very interesting and very well written. Onto the next book.

Interesting Plot

This book has interesting characters and plot. Clare Cosie is a curious person. if there is something of concern she has to figure out why. The plot has twists and turns that keep the story interesting.

4 stars

loved it, I would like more of her books to be audio. I listen on my I-Pod

The Perfect Novel for the Coffee Lover!

This is the first book I have read in the Coffeehouse mystery series & based on my experience I would say it's okay to read it without having read the others. It didn't seem like I was missing any crucial points.

Rebecca Gibel is a great narrator. She keeps your interest and never seemed to have any problems with the many voices she had to employ for this crazy cast of characters. But, what I really loved about this book was the fact that it was fun & sexy, rather than silly & crass. I love that the main character isn't portrayed as some silly, stupid damsel in distress. Instead, Clare is an interesting yet stable character with normal, healthy relationships with the people she loves: her boyfriend, ex-mother-in-law, daughter, and even her ex-husband. It's all the other people in the novel who are crazy :)

One of the really fun things about this book is that the author, Cleo Coyle, is obviously a foodie. Her description of coffee and chocolate--and all the ways Clare used them in her recipes--was fascinating. I'm acutally walking away from this book with a recipe I plan on trying!