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Murder, mystery, fine ale, friendship, plague, dark humor. A very enjoyable book.

The Alewives: A Plague-Era Tale of Murder, Mystery, and Fine Ale by Elizabeth R. Andersen

November 16, 2023 by narfna 4 Comments

This was pretty much everything I wanted it to be. Honestly, I didn’t even read the synopsis before I ordered this, just because I love reading about alewives, but was even more delighted to learn it’s about female friendship and life post-Black Death in medieval Europe, and also solving murders. Worth pointing out in its own paragraph: this is an indie author and the book doesn’t have many ratings, so people who love slice of life history, the middle ages, cozy mysteries, and female friendship, come! […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: 14th century, alewives, cozy mystery, Elizabeth R. Andersen, Gritta's hoe, historical mystery, mystery, narfna, self published, The Alewives, The Alewives of Colmar, the plague

narfna's CBR15 Review No:125 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: 14th century, alewives, cozy mystery, Elizabeth R. Andersen, Gritta's hoe, historical mystery, mystery, narfna, self published, The Alewives, The Alewives of Colmar, the plague ·
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