Grounds for Murder (Maggy Thorsen Mysteries) - Hardcover

Balzo, Sandra

3.68

536 ratings by Goodreads

9780727877109: Grounds for Murder (Maggy Thorsen Mysteries)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727877100 ISBN 13: 9780727877109

Publisher: Severn House, 2009

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A sharp and amusing mystery from a talented writer - Set in Milwaukee at a scaldingly competitive trade show for the coffee industry, events reach a head when coffeehouse-owner Maggy Thorsen discovers a body under a table at the conference centre. As the reluctant conference coordinator and a potential suspect Maggy must track down the murderer, save her coffeehouse and hopefully put some froth into her love life . .

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About the Author:

Sandra Balzo is an award-winning author of crime fiction, including nine books in two different mystery series from Severn House--the Wisconsin-based Maggy Thorsen Mysteries and Main Street Murders, set in the High Country of North Carolina and featuring journalist AnnaLise Griggs. Balzo's books have garnered starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist, while being recommended to readers of Janet Evanovich, Charlaine Harris, Harlan Coben, Joan Hess and Margaret Maron. A Wisconsin native, Sandy and her fianc�, fellow crimewriter Jeremiah Healy, now split their time between South Florida and North Carolina.

Find Sandy online at SandraBalzo.com, Pinterest (pinterest.com/sandrabalzo), Facebook (Sandra Balzo Mysteries), LinkedIn (Sandra Balzo), Goodreads (goodreads.com/SandraBalzo) and Twitter (@SandraBalzo).

From Publishers Weekly:

At the start of Balzo's lukewarm second Maggy Thorsen mystery (after 2004's Uncommon Grounds), Maggy, a 40-something divorc�e who owns a coffee shop in suburban Brookhills, Wis., discovers the corpse of Marvin LaRoche, proprietor of the HotWired coffeehouse chain and Maggy's biggest competitor, under a banquet table at a coffee convention. Though Maggy was no great fan of LaRoche, she didn't kill him, and she wants to find out who did before she becomes a suspect. LaRoche's wife is a little too cheery for a new widow, and an angry activist who thought LaRoche exploited Third World coffee growers might have wanted to make a bloody statement. Some clumsy character development and awkwardly placed commentary on the art of coffeemaking will make fans of Uncommon Grounds, which was an Anthony Award finalist, hope for a return to form in Maggy's third cozy. (Dec.)
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