While performing one of my usual bookstore scans, I stumbled across a book called Bride and Doom by Deborah Donnelly. This was one of those titles that just jumped off the shelves and tapped me on the shoulder. The inside cover sets out Donnelly’s other books, all with equally compelling titles: You May Now Kill The Bride; Death Takes A Honeymoon; May The Best Man Die; Died to Match; and Veiled Threats. They all kind of carry a zing. The last two (which I think are the first two in the series) are my least favorite, but they still carry a message.
These are part of the Wedding Planner mystery series. I haven’t read any. It looks as if I’m starting at the end, but I’m thinking that’s not a problem. Each book looks as if it includes a self-contained mystery…at least I hope that’s true. Also, from the titles, covers and back cover copy, they sound witty. I like witty. I know writing witty is hard. I know writing witty and including a death or two is even harder. So, I’m in for a try.
The cover:
The back cover copy:
If anyone can make a bride happy, it’s wedding planner Carnegie Kincaid. There’s only one problem: this time she’s the planner and the bride.
The nightmare begins at a party for Carnegie’s client, a sexy Goth rocker marrying a Seattle home run king. When murder strikes and Boris the Mad Russian Florist is charged with the crime, Carnegie steps up to the plate to clear him—despite the objections of fiancé Aaron Gold, who has suddenly become a full-time sports nut. With baseball, bimbos, and one explosive secret threatening Carnegie’s safety, this wedding planner needs a new plan. Or else the bride could be next up—to die.
I have mentioned my dislike for athlete heroes, right? If not, I’ll go ahead and say they are not my favorite. I love sports. Don’t love sports characters in novels for some reason. But, having said that, I don’t think that’s a big point in the book…at least I hope not. We’ll see.
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Oooh, that sounds good! I’ve never read anything by Deborah Donnelly before, but it looks like that is about to change. Don’t you just love finding new authors while browsing through bookstores!
by Susan January 11th, 2007 at 7:48 am