Book Details:
Print Length: 283 pages
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Publication Date: October 2, 2018
Sold by: Macmillan
ASIN: B079DV6VXV
Purchase Link: Amazon
About the Book:
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?
My Review:
The Pint of No Return is the next exciting book in Ellie
Alexander's Sloan Krause Mystery series. I really enjoy the small, hometown
feel that Ms. Alexander pens in this series. The setting for The Pint of No Return
is Leavenworth, Washington just prior to Leavenworth’s Oktoberfest. Everyone is
gearing up for the festivities and eagerly awaiting new local brews offered by
Nitro. Sloan, while excited for Oktoberfest, is slowly wearing down from the
craziness of managing Nitro, the divorce from Mac, her feelings for Garrett,
and stress from working for a competitor of her in-laws.
To make matters worse, a production crews arrives on scene
to film Oktoberfest in all its authenticity. With the production crew comes
Mitchell Morgan, a highly sought-after movie star. He has set his sights on
Sloan, who is not at all interested. Her troubles with Mitchell are just beginning,
however, after he’s found dead at the bar.
I really enjoyed the multiple threads woven into this story.
It's not just a murder mystery. We get to see the author develop the main
characters and do a lot of world building in order to make all the events tie
in together properly. I love Sloan's character. She's strong and doesn't put up
with anything. She gets along with almost everyone in the book. I love how the
author wrote a genuine emotional connection between Sloan and her in-laws and
we get to see what happens when a divorce is imminent. I was very engaged in this
story. The death/murder mystery kept me guessing. I found the entire book to be
well thought out with wonderful pacing.
I was provided a review copy of this book.
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