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Beyond a Reasonable Stout
Beyond a Reasonable Stout: A Sloan Krause Mystery | Ellie Alexander
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Amateur sleuth Sloan Krause delves into the murderous political world in another delightful mystery from popular cozy writer Ellie Alexander. Its the dead season in Leavenworth, Washington. The throngs of Oktoberfest crowds have headed home, and the charming Bavarian streets are quiet and calmmomentarily. Villagers use the reprieve to drink in the crisp fall mountain air and prepare for the upcoming winter light festival. Soon the German-inspired shops and restaurants will be aglow with thousands of twinkling lights. Visitors will return to the northern Cascades to drink warm mulled cider and peruse the holiday markets. Brewer, Sloan Krause and her partner in crime Garrett Strong are using the slowdown to stock up on a new line of their signature craft beers at Nitro. Theyre experimenting with a hoppy holiday pine and a chocolate hazelnut stout. The small brewery is alive with delicious scents and bubbling batches of brew. Sloan is in her element. She loves the creativity and lowkey atmosphere at Nitro. Only that is soon threatened by the incumbent city councilmember Kristopher Cooper. Kristopher is running for re-election on a platform of making Leavenworth dry. Everyone in beertopia is fuming. Leavenworths economy relies on keeping the kegs flowing. Kristopher wants to banish beer, a policy that might just bankrupt the entire village. However, Kristopher turns up dead days before election night. Sloan quickly realizes that his murder isnt the work of a stranger. Friends, family, and every other business owner had a motive to kill him, including none other than April Ablin, Leavenworths self-described ambassador of all things German. Sloan finds herself defending April and trying to sleuth out a killer amongst a group of familiar faces.
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NovelGirl82
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Hi all!! Just checking in to let everyone know I‘m alive! After spending most of the long weekend (and very cold weather!) buried in research I am taking a couple of hours for self-care in the form of a book, drink, and a hot bath. I miss you all terribly and hope you‘re all doing well!! The end of this doctoral program can‘t come soon enough!

Suet624 Yay for self-care 10mo
Tamra Stay strong! 💪🏾 10mo
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Deblovestoread
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#SummerEndReadathon #SeriesLove23

While the mystery was a bit meh I do love the setting of this series and I‘m curious about the secondary plot of the MC‘s past.

TheSpineView Awesome!🤩📖📚 14mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 14mo
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ShyBookOwl
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Any time I feel myself falling into a book slump, I just grab the next Sloan Kraus mystery. If nothing else, all the beer puns give me a good chuckle 😌

bookishdawg The Leavenworth setting is spot on too ❤️ 1y
ShyBookOwl @bookishdawg Wow, I didn't realize it was a real place 😅 Amazing! It's a really fun setting 1y
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I just finished the 3rd book in the Sloan Krause cozy mystery series. I'm still enjoying this series so much! Ellie Alexander has done a good job so far of keeping the stories connected and the storyline believable enough. Sometimes cozy mysteries can be a bit far-fetched. I mean, other than that the main character keeps happening upon dead bodies. 😁

janeycanuck Ha! I love that title 😂 3y
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CoffeeNBooks
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My Sunday morning #coffeeandabook.

Chelsea.Poole Love your mug! 3y
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Kshakal
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Another solid installment in the Sloan Krause cozy series! I love how these books pull you into and make you want to be a part of the town and the people in it!! I could totally see myself enjoying a pint at Nitro!!

Sassy_Steph Love this series, can‘t wait until October when the next one comes out!! 4y
Sassy_Steph Have you read any of her bakeshop murder mysteries? 4y
Kshakal @Sassy_Steph yes!! I love them too!!! 🤓 4y
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