It's been a while since I read one of this series and I really enjoyed it. There was definitely a LOT going on but it was a fun read. I love the characters and the settings. This one involved arson so learned a bit about fires and firemen which I enjoyed. Really good read! ( )

When the firefighters of Ladder Company 189 pull Clare's friends out of a blazing cafe, she happily comes to their rescue. As a favor to the men, she visits their firehouse kitchen to teach them the finer points of operating their newly donated expresso machine. But more than their coffee turns out to be hot. Somebody's torching cafes around the city, and firefighters are beginning to die in suspicious ways.

The main characters were likable but there were so many characters to keep track of that it wasn’t always clear who was who. There was a lot of explaining the various characters’ possible motives throughout the book too. It just seemed too crowded. There was some interesting information about handling coffee beans and making espresso. Overall, just mildly interesting to me. ( )

This book gives a but more info about how the main character has connected with her police guy. Focus is on a fireman who is burning cafes. It was ok but I am not into fireman so at times I found myself drifting from the plot. ( )

Describes process of making really good coffee. ( )

Better then the last in the series! ( )