The Alewives of Colmar
Murder, mystery, and fine ale
You’ve never met anyone like the alewives of Colmar before. Gritta, Appel, and Efi managed to survive the Black Death, only to find that they are in desperate need of money. With limited options and lots of obstacles, they band together to become alewives - brewing and selling ale in the free Alsatian town of Colmar. If it weren’t for those inconvenient murders that need solving, they would actually be able to get ahead in life.
The Alewives
When an elderly neighbor is discovered dead in her house, the alewives cannot convince the sheriff and the town council that her death wasn’t an accident, it was murder. As the body count piles up, the ale flows and mystery is afoot!
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Sleight of Hand
In which an unusual ingredient is discovered…
All was well in the town of Colmar - until Efi Kleven discovered a hand in her pot of new ale…a hand that was not attached to a body. Now, Gritta, Appel, and Efi, the three alewives of Colmar, must solve the mystery of the severed hand before suspicion falls on them.
A playful romp through a dark time