Former musician Juliet Langley has barely had a day off since taking over management of the coffeehouse owned by her best friend, Pete Bennett. But there’s always more to be done—such as prepping for the annual Holiday 5K Race organized by Pete’s snobby socialite girlfriend, Cecilia Hollingsworth. This year, Java Jive has a booth right at the finish line, and since Juliet and Cecilia don’t always see eye to eye, everything has to be perfect. Nothing can go wrong. Nothing . . . like Juliet stumbling over Cecilia’s dead body on the morning of the race.
When Pete is arrested for Cecilia’s murder, Juliet sets out to clear his name. She’ll do whatever it takes—even if it means standing up to the police, her ex-boyfriend, and the grande dames of Nashville. But there isn’t enough espresso in the world for the greatest challenge in her path: infiltrating Nashville’s high society to uncover the hidden hotbed of scandal without running afoul of the law herself. With her last dime staked on Pete’s bail bond and her staff growing jittery, the last thing Juliet needs is for her trademark temper to land her behind bars. As time drips away, Juliet needs to crack this case before the killer comes back for another shot. AMAZON 4 Stars
This is the second book that I have read by this author, with these characters. I liked the first one and it was kind of fun to re-visit Juliet, Pete and Ryder and Gertie. Ryder is the cop who Juliet has had an on and off relationship with. She dumped him in the first book, but they still have a sizzle between each other, that doesn't mean that things are all okay between them though. Gertie is still the tough, likable, often times too honest talking, grandmother of Pete's. I liked Juliet and she still remains a trouble magnet, partly because she will do anything for a friend. And when her friend Pete gets arrested, she goes nuclear to get to the truth. Practically nothing is too much for her to snoop through. There are PLENTY of twists and turns and potential evil doers. I will say that I had a passing suspicion about one of the people but I thought, "Nah, couldn't be." Imagine my surprise when at the end, the murderer is revealed, it was that person!! It was a great major twist, with an understandable reason for this person being the murderer.
I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in echange for an honest review.
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