From Beer to Eternity

From Beer to Eternity (A Chloe Jackson, Sea Glass Saloon Mystery) by Sherry Harris

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From Beer to Eternity (A Chloe Jackson, Sea Glass Saloon Mystery) 

Cozy Mystery New Series Publisher: Kensington (July 28, 2020) Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages ISBN-10: 1496723031 ISBN-13: 978-1496723031 Digital ASIN: B07ZPKTWCZ

A whip smart librarian’s fresh start comes with a tart twist in this perfect cocktail of murder and mystery—with a romance chaser.

 

MURDER ON TAP

 

With Chicago winters in the rearview mirror, Chloe Jackson is making good on a promise: help her late friend’s grandmother run the Sea Glass Saloon in the Florida Panhandle. To Chloe’s surprise, feisty Vivi Slidell isn’t the frail retiree Chloe expects. Nor is Emerald Cove. It’s less a sleepy fishing village than a panhandle hotspot overrun with land developers and tourists. But it’s a Sea Glass regular who’s mysteriously crossed the cranky Vivi. When their bitter argument comes to a head and he’s found dead behind the bar, guess who’s the number one suspect?

 

In trying to clear Vivi’s name, Chloe discovers the old woman isn’t the only one in Emerald Cove with secrets. Under the laidback attitude, sparkling white beaches, and small town ways something terrible is brewing. And the sure way a killer can keep those secrets bottled up is to finish off one murder with a double shot: aimed at Chloe and Vivi.

What I Thought:

This is the first installment in the Chloe Jackson, Sea Glass Mystery Series.  I enjoyed this one from the very beginning. I thought it had a well thought out plot and a good mystery. Chloe has come to Emerald Cove at the wish of her friend Boone, who was killed in action in the military, to help his grandmother run the Sea Glass. Chloe and Boone's grandmother, Vivi, do not have a very good relationship, though Vivi agrees to allow Chloe to work at the Sea Glass. When a customer is murdered, Vivi is the main suspect. When Chloe starts investigating, strange things start happening. I was very surprised by the ending of this one. I found Vivi to be a very stand offish character at first and it was hard to feel sorry for her plight. Chloe was likable from the very beginning. I enjoyed the setting of this story as it seems it would be a nice place to visit. The mystery was good and kept me guessing to the very end. I look forward to more in this series.

I received a complimentary copy of this book.

 

About Sherry Harris

Sherry Harris is the Agatha Award-nominated author of the Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery series and the upcoming Chloe Jackson Sea Glass Saloon mysteries. She is a past president of Sisters in Crime, and a member of the Chesapeake Chapter of Sisters in Crime, the New England Chapter of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers.

In her spare time, Sherry loves reading and is a patent-holding inventor. Sherry, her husband, and guard dog Lily are living in northern Virginia until they figure out where they want to move to next. Author Links Kensington: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/book.aspx/39655 Website: https://sherryharrisauthor.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherry.n.harris.1 Purchase Links - Amazon - B&N - Kobo - Google Books - IndieBound a Rafflecopter giveaway