Tuesday, October 25, 2022

The mysteries continue ~ two more on TWOsday

Dying Before "I Do" #7 ~ by Jennifer Fitzwater, 2014, mystery, 227 pages
Love and murder:  two words that should never go together.  But when Jennifer and long-time beau Sam Culpepper finally decide to tie the knot, murder rears its ugly head to intervene.  Now Jennifer has more to contend with than choosing colors and flowers for the most important day of her life.  She and Sam must thwart whoever is bent on keeping the secrets of an old kidnapping case.  One man is dead, and young reporter Teague McAfee is next in line.  Jennifer finds herself embroiled in a twisty tale of love gone wrong, while dodging her friends who are determined to give Jennifer and Sam the perfect wedding.
Dying at Honeymoon Inn #8
 ~ by Judy Fitzwater, 2015, mystery, 204 pages

Jennifer and Sam are going on their honeymoon!  Sounds wonderful, except that Jennifer has no idea where Sam is taking her.  It's the middle of winter, so it has to be someplace warm with plenty of sand and sun, right?  She's surprised when she finds herself in the middle of a snowstorm in Pennsylvania in what's advertised as a "haunted" mansion for a murder mystery weekend.  She's intrigued, especially by the amazing special effects created by the inn's owner, Rex Ferris.

But things seldom go smoothly for Jennifer, and when a fellow diner face plants into her coconut cream pie and dies from a seizure, Jennifer suspects murder.  After all, the victim is on a girls' weekend with her frenemies from college.  Who could possibly want her dead, except every one of them?  The only thing certain is the killer is still nearby, trapped by three-feet of snow and dangerous travel conditions.

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