Books like Dead to the last drop by Cleo Coyle

Clare Cosi, the master roaster and manager of a small coffeehouse, is hired by the White House to refine the coffee service for a Rose Garden wedding. During her visit she discovers that a historic pot once served as a CIA dead‑drop, and that a deep‑rooted secret is about to surface. While working on a Smithsonian culinary exhibit and trying to save her struggling Village Blend DC from bankruptcy, Clare encounters a high‑profile patron—the college‑aged daughter of the President. Her fortunes change when the First Lady takes an interest in Clare’s business, only for Washington to prove deadly: a State Department employee collapses in the coffeehouse, the President’s daughter disappears, and Clare finds herself on the run with an NYPD detective boyfriend. Branded an enemy of the state, Clare must solve a Washington conspiracy, protect her life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, and uncover the truth before it’s too late.

First publish date: 2015