Characters in Roast mortem

Clare Cosi

Village Blend manager and amateur sleuth.

Also in On What Grounds, Holiday grind, Murder by mocha, A Brew to a Kill

Mike Quinn

NYPD detective, Clare's boyfriend, feuding with his firefighter cousin.

Also in On What Grounds, Holiday grind, Murder by mocha, A Brew to a Kill

Madame Dreyfus Allegro Dubois

The Blend's owner; her old friend Enzo is the arsonist's first victim.

Also in Murder by mocha

Enzo Testa

Owner of Caffe Lucia in Queens, gravely injured in the opening fire.