A dead body in a brewing vat, an uncooperative historian, and a villain lurking at a monastery.

International food critic Darcy Finnegan arrives in Bavaria, ready to savor frothy lagers and sizzling bratwurst while covering a historic monastery’s famed brewery.

But when a businessman is discovered floating in a fermenting beer vat, her dream assignment turns into a deadly mystery.

With her clue-sniffing Schnoodle, Mozart, by her side, and her bestie, Darcy uncovers a tangled web of a historian determined to protect tradition, a rival modern brewery, and a suspicious brewmaster.

But when Interpol agent Marcus Evans warns her to stay out of his financial crimes investigation, Darcy realizes the murder is just the top of the barrel.

With danger fermenting and sparks bubbling, Darcy and Marcus must race against time before another victim is tapped out.

If you like travel, food, culture and traditions, then you’ll love Greta Sinclair’s cozy culinary mystery series read as a standalone.

Thank goodness for a return to Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys genre of mystery books, …but with a modern cozy culinary twist!

Bonus German recipes included!