Back to the Grind

<p>When Madison Perkins brings her espresso cart back to her old high school for a twenty‑year reunion she expects awkward small talk-not murder. But when the prom queen drops dead beneath a toppled bookshelf and a Perk & Puzzle cup is found at the scene Madison is thrust into a deadly game of high‑school grudges staged traps and carefully planted evidence. With her indomitable friend <strong>Mavis</strong> at her side and detective <strong>Gabe Miller</strong> watching her back Madison must brew up courage sift through decades of secrets and prove that a barista's instincts can be as sharp as any detective's. <em>Back to the Grind</em> is a witty fast‑paced cozy mystery steeped in small‑town satire coffee‑fueled sleuthing and a heroine who refuses to be framed-literally.</p>