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  • From the Grounds Up

  • A Maggy Thorsen Mystery, Book 5
  • Written by: Sandra Balzo
  • Narrated by: Karen Savage
  • Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins

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From the Grounds Up

Written by: Sandra Balzo
Narrated by: Karen Savage
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Publisher's Summary

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 is clear that someone doesn't want Uncommon Grounds to reopen. Maggy, however, has no intention of yielding...

©2009 Sandra Balzo (P)2013 Sandra Balzo

What the critics say

"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..." ( Publishers Weekly)
"A witty cozy with eccentric characters and a fast-moving plot" ( Booklist)

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