Amateur sleuth Sloan Krause returns in The Pint of No Return, another delightful cozy by Ellie Alexander—this time investigating a movie star who's murdered not long after arriving in Leavenworth, WA to film his latest project.
No other festival compares to Oktoberfest in Leavenworth, Washington. The whole town is buzzing with excitement over this year’s activities and eagerly awaiting Nitro’s latest offering Cherrywizen, made with locally sourced cherries. But local brewmaster Sloan Krause is tapped out. Between trying to manage the pub, her pending divorce with Mac, and her mounting feelings for Garrett, she’s fermenting in internal turmoil.
To complicate matters, dreamy movie star Mitchell Morgan and his production crew have arrived in the village to film during the authentic Bavarian brewfest. Mitchell has his eye on Sloan and a taste for Nitro’s Cherrywizen. Sloan escapes his advances for good when she finds Mitchell slumped over the bar. Is this a case of one pint too many, or has Mitchell been murdered by microbrew?
Another great story from Ellie Alexander, she is a consummate story teller who makes you feel as though you you could book a trip to the area and see the characters. In this one Sloan is still trying to avoid her estranged husband whilst settling into the flow of brewing (both sample and full scale batches) beer. This is one of the busiest times for Leavenworth (or Beervaria as it is also known) as they have a month long Oktoberfest. Garrett was a child the last time he was at one, so again he is relying on Sloan's local knowledge to help. Add in April Ablin going gaga over a movie star (as well as her battle to turn Nitro into a kitsch beer hall), a movie star who no-one seems to know and who is being obnoxious to all and sundry. It appears that one person found him TOO obnoxious as he ends up dead, and Garrett and Sloan wonder if they have taken in a murderer.
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