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A lively Friday afternoon routine is interrupted when the café’s welcoming atmosphere meets unexpected tension, drawing in Parker’s historian boyfriend Whit and town handyman Clyde with their dog Major. As preparations continue and clues begin to surface, characters navigate suspicion, local history, and brewing chaos that hints at trouble beyond the coffee cup.","A BREW OF BLUNDERSA CAFE CRIMES COZY MYSTERY  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nA Brew of Blunders Dedication  \nChapter 1  \nChapter 2  \nChapter 3  \nChapter 4  \nChapter 5  \nChapter 6  \nChapter 7  \nChapter 8  \nChapter 9  \nChapter 10  \nChapter 11  \nChapter 12  \nChapter 13  \nChapter 14  \nChapter 15  \nChapter 16  \nChapter 17  \nChapter 18  \nChapter 19  \nChapter 20  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nA Cafe Crimes Cozy Mystery Simone Stier  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n© 2025 Simone Stier  \nAll Rights Reserved  \nThis book may not be reproduced without the written consent of the publisher. Except for review quotes. This is a work of fiction. All people, places, names, and events are products of the author ’s imagination or a mysterious coincidence.  \nCover art by Mariah Sinclair  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTo amateur sleuths everywhere …  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCHAPTER 1  \nTe aooliirncondig thetonafngabatouCatct asYoelluaLattes my lletatouestt aatfp-eaatrteicwheezed coffee,,  \nwhich is to say, not well at all. Summer had barged into Magnolia Grove like an uninvited guest, dumping suitcases full of humidity and a promise to stick around until autumn. I’d no doubt be a human puddle by lunch.  \nIn the kitchen, my young protege, Hazel, was hard at work at the stainless-steel prep table, whipping up a batch of her newest dessert item: a decadent mocha mousse made with dark chocolate, espresso and a splash of vanilla. She’d changed her hair again—this time to a warm brown with caramel highlights. It was too normal for Hazel. With it being summer, I thought she might’ve gone for an orange or tangerine hue.  \n“What do you think?” Hazel gestured proudly to her creation. “I’m calling it Sweet Suspicion. Sounds mysterious, right? I was inspired by Murder by the Decades.”  \nShe was referring to the local theater ’s new play, not actual murder. I peered at the tempting batch of velvety mousse with admiration. Hazel had picked a dessert that was not only light and airy but didn’t require the oven blasting all day long. I appreciated her for that kind of forward thinking, enough to overlook the utter chaos that ensued during her preparations.  \nI lifted my cup of melting ice cubes swimming in coffee.“They’ll be the perfect pairing with my new summer iced coffee. What do you think of the name Iced Alibi?”  \n“I like it!” Hazel set down the last of the ramekins and wiped her brow with dramatic flair. “You think Clyde will be able to fix the AC this weekend? I’m melting faster than those ice cubes.”  \nI took a sip of my Iced Alibi, which was smooth, bold and almost cool enough to make you forget the wet sponge of summer humidity.“I hope so. But you know Clyde Honeycutt, he’s always off somewhere fixing someone’s broken something …”  \nHazel began placing the trays of ramekins in the walk-in fridge, leaving behind her signature Jackson Pollock-inspired splatter of ingredients allover the stainless-steel prep table, floor and somehow—defying the laws of physics—the wall. What can I say, the girl was talented.  \nI began my routine one-woman clean-up while Hazel continued getting the desserts ready for the following day. As I wiped down the kitchen countertops, the bell above the cafe door chimed.  \n“Want me to get that?” Hazel asked, her hands suspiciously clean for someone who’d just turned my kitchen into a crime scene.  \n“I will. 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