Review “FROM BEER TO ETERNITY” By Sherry Harris

Chicago native Chloe Jackson has driven to Florida to fulfill a promise she made to her recently deceased best friend, Boone Slidell. Before Boone left for his final tour of duty in Afghanistan, he asked Chloe to go to Emerald Cove, in the Florida Panhandle, and help his grandmother run the Sea Glass Saloon if he didn’t return.

When Chloe arrives in town, she’s surprised to find out that Boone’s grandmother, Vivi, isn’t the frail little old lady she’d imagined. Plus, the feisty Vivi makes no effort to welcome her, despite knowing about Chloe’s close friendship with her grandson. Knowing that Vivi wants her to leave, Chloe fakes car trouble and convinces Vivi to hire her.

Chloe tells herself that she’s only in Emerald City temporarily, but she can’t help being seduced by the laid back vibe, the beautiful sandy beaches and pristine waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

The Sea Glass is an institution in the Panhandle, attracting a mixed clientele of sunburned tourists and local business owners. The most eccentric business owner by far is Elwell Pugh, who’s started making a fashion statement by sitting at the bar nursing a beer and wearing an armadillo shell on his head. Although the locals are tolerant of Elwell’s unusual attire, he’s scaring away customers, which makes Vivi very unhappy.

Chloe is closing up the Sea Glass one night and overhears a heated argument between Vivi and a mysterious man. When she takes out the trash a few minutes later, Chloe discovers Elwell’s dead body, and the police zero in on Vivi as suspect number one. As Chloe snoops around in an attempt to clear Vivi, she discovers the idyllic lifestyle masks an underbelly of secrets, lies, and shady characters desperate enough to kill.

“From Beer to Eternity” is a terrific start to Sherry Harris’s Chloe Jackson, Sea Glass Saloon Mystery series. I absolutely loved it. Can’t wait for Book 2!

Review “FROM BEER TO ETERNITY” By Sherry Harris

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