In the new Perfect Proposals mystery from the author of Bodice of Evidence and Engaged in Murder, a country club wedding reception becomes the scene of a baffling crime.
The wedding for Pepper Pomeroyâs sister Felicity starts with dearly beloved but it ends with dearly departed when Ashley, the bartender Pepper befriended earlier in the evening, drops dead from a lethal nightcap. Authorities think itâs just a tragic accident. After all, whoâd want to kill a virtual stranger at a country club wedding reception? Thatâs what Pepper wants to know.
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A search into Ashleyâs past reveals a twisty path of secret sororities, well-connected enemies, and an unsolved slaying still shadowing members of high societyâincluding a filthy-rich battle-ax whose demands for the services of Pepperâs Perfect Proposals are starting to sound more like veiled threats. Pepperâs business may be booming but continued success means outsmarting a mysterious culprit whoâs still wedded to the idea of murder.
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