The Pint of No Return

I wish there really was such a place as Leavenworth, Washington. The German-themed village with its local breweries would be so fun to visit. In The Pint of No Return by Ellie Alexander, it's Oktoberfest in town. Having grown over the years, the festival stretches over multiple weekends. (The Pint of No Return will be released on October 2 by Minotaur Books.)

Even though Nitro microbrewery doesn't fit the German theme, Sloan and Garrett want to tempt visitors with some of their interesting brews. Sloan has been developing food treats as companions to the brews Garrett has created.

A documentary crew stumbles into Nitro and decides to feature them in the film about German brewing techniques, much to the dismay of "town ambassador" April Ablin and director Payton Smith. The host Mitchell Morgan has an outsized ego and thinks he should be the center of the documentary. Most of his TV credits include games shows.

Also causing his usual amount of trouble is Sloan's ex-husband

Mac. Although she still adores her former in-laws, Ursula and Hans Krause, Mac is troublesome and still thinks she is in love with him, no matter how much she tries to dissuade him of that. He has grand ideas about how he can be a co-star in the documentary, but his schemes usually cause trouble.

When the obnoxious host turns up dead, no one is really surprised, although there are plenty of suspects, including Mac. In the hopes of clearing Mac, Sloan's investigation leads her to the documentary crew.

Pull a a pint of Cherry Weizen and enjoy this latest excellent mystery by Ellie Alexander.

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