From the Grounds Up

A Maggy Thorsen Mystery
March 2010
Severn House
Hardcover: ISBN 978-0-7278-6830-5
Trade Paper: ISBN 978-1-84751-203-1
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When Maggy Thorsen's coffee house, Uncommon Grounds, is virtually obliterated by a snowstorm, she and her friend Sarah resolve to reopen - and Maggy's found the perfect spot near the train station, just in time for the opening of the new commuter route. But when Sarah's uncle dies suddenly, in the first of a series of "accidents," it's clear that someone doesn't want Uncommon Grounds to reopen. Maggy, however, has no intention of yielding. . .

What They're Saying

Publishers Weekly: "Maggy Thorsen, the proprietor of Uncommon Grounds, finds that rebuilding her coffee shop in the "Old Brookhills" section of Brookhills, Wis., can be murder in Balzo's witty, smoothly plotted fifth caffeine cozy...sassy, lighthearted whodunit..."

Booklist: "A witty cozy with eccentric characters and a fast-moving plot."