January 1, 2021
Weddings can be murder. Even though her sister, Maddie, is a close friend of Cissy Davison's sister, Debbie, Silver Bear Shop manager Sasha Silverman regrets her agreement to be a substitute bridesmaid for Cissy's wedding to Gus Antonini. The extravagant wedding plans of Cissy, a true bridezilla, get off to a bad start when most of the bridesmaids get drunk at the bachelorette party and Debbie bad-mouths the best man, Dylan Campbell, who dumped her just before their wedding. At the bachelor party, Dylan cleans the groomsmen out at the poker table, and a nasty fight ensues. Dylan causes quite a stir when he shows up drunk at the bachelorette party, making Sasha wonder whether several of the married bridesmaids may have succumbed to his charms. The rehearsal dinner makes it clear that Dylan has made a lot of enemies. So when Sasha and Maddie find him dead in the ladies' room, the suspects are legion. Although the police warn Sasha away, she's had plenty of experience with murder, and when Debbie, who's become the prime suspect, begs her for help, she can't refuse. Cissy is furious not only about postponing the wedding, but about the loss of the valuable diamond wedding rings her unruly poodle, Mr. Clooney, had been carrying in a bag around his neck. Sasha takes time from running the Silver Bear Shop and planning a fundraiser to snoop, discover another dead body, and attract the attention of a desperate killer. A charming cozy with a believable sleuth and plenty of guilty-looking suspects.
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