The wedding was meant to unite two warring families. But when it ends in murder, Eve Mallow must solve the crime and save the day!
The Dennings and the Cadys have been at war for years – ever since Russell Cady and Marcus Denning fell out and the business they built together fell apart. But now Russell’s daughter and Marcus’s son are tying the knot… and hopefully bringing peace.
Except that someone’s sent Eve Mallow a warning along with her wedding watch out for trouble. But even she didn’t expect to find the father of the bride dead in his bed before he can walk his daughter down the aisle. So who’s ruined the big day? Is it Marcus, his former enemy? His two older children, who fought with him before he died? Or the woman Eve saw weeping, who swears they never met?
Eve is left with a bouquet of mismatched clues to piece the umbrellas left out on a sunny day, Russell’s missing camera, and his threat to change his will. And when a second mysterious death puts the icing on the cake, Eve makes her own vow – death will not part the happy couple. But can she track down the killer, or will the wedding bells ring for her funeral instead?
A perfectly puzzling murder mystery which will have you turning the pages till the surprising solution! Fans of Emylia Hall, Fiona Leitch and Agatha Christie will adore Clare Chase.
My Rating:
My Review:
Another fun, wryly written, and amusing cozy mystery from the clever scribe Clare Chase. Her main character, Eve Mallow, is an inveterate snoop, and she would be the first to admit it. The pace was steady and engaging, the writing style was easy to follow, and the plot was well-nuanced with a completely unpredictable ending. I have become a fervent devotee of Ms Chase’s magical pen.
Clare Chase writes classic mysteries. She aims to take readers away from it all via some armchair sleuthing in atmospheric locations.
Her debut novel was shortlisted for Novelicious’s Undiscovered Award, as well as an EPIC award post-publication, and was chosen as a Debut of the Month by LoveReading. Murder on the Marshes (Tara Thorpe 1) was shortlisted for an International Thriller Writers award.
Like her heroines, Clare is fascinated by people and what makes them tick. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked in settings as diverse as Littlehey Prison and the University of Cambridge, in her home city. She’s lived everywhere from the house of a lord to a slug-infested flat and finds the mid-terrace she currently occupies a good happy medium.
As well as writing, Clare loves family time, art and architecture, cooking, and of course, reading other people’s books.
