Beyond a Reasonable Stout, Ellie Alexander
Beyond a Reasonable Stout, Ellie Alexander
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Beyond a Reasonable Stout

Author: Ellie Alexander

Narrator: Carly Robins

Unabridged: 7 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/16/2021


Synopsis

It's the dead season in Leavenworth, Washington. The throngs of Oktoberfest crowds have headed home, and the charming Bavarian streets are quiet and calm—momentarily. 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.

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. Kristopher wants to banish beer, a policy that might just bankrupt the entire village. However, Kristopher turns up dead days before election night. Friends, family, and every other business owner had a motive to kill him, including none other than April Ablin, Leavenworth's 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.

About Ellie Alexander

Ellie Alexander is a Pacific Northwest native who spends ample time testing pastry recipes in her home kitchen or at one of the many famed coffeehouses and breweries nearby. When she's not coated in flour, you'll find her outside exploring hiking trails of Southern Oregon and trying to burn off calories consumed in the name of research. She is the author of the Bakeshop Mystery series and the Sloan Krause Mysteries.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anissa on November 13, 2021

I liked this installment and mainly read it so that I could get to the next one which has all the Christmas and snowy goodness. The standout is once again the setting of Leavenworth in all its Bavarian glory. It's November and election day is fast approaching. It's a particularly contentious race as......more

Goodreads review by Natalia on September 18, 2019

The residents of the quaint little village of Leavenworth, Washington are enjoying some much-needed peace and quiet after a busy tourist season. Sloan Krause is still adjusting to life as a single mom and is looking forward to some quiet time to work on Nitro's holiday beers. Unfortunately, the town......more

Goodreads review by Bam cooks the books on June 27, 2021

*3.5 stars rounded up. The third book in the cozy mystery series featuring brewmaster Sloan Krause of Leavenworth, Washington, takes place in the lull between local festivals--Oktoberfest has ended and the holiday season is just around the corner. The village is about to have an election and the man......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on September 06, 2022

In this installment, we have a mustache-twirling bad guy who ends up dead. A "demon rum" Prohibitionist trying to jack Leavenworth's whole economy. The vic's motivations and conduct, as well as the townsfolk made for an interesting mystery. I liked this outing, although, again, there were little det......more

Goodreads review by Jerri on September 15, 2019

Beyond a Reasonable Stout is the perfect book to get a reader in the mood for all things Oktoberfest! The series centers around the quaint tourist village of Leavenworth, Washington that is devoted to all things German. Sloan Krause continues to rebuild her life after her separation and impending di......more