Part of Bookstore Cafe Mystery, book 6
First published 2018
Krissy Hancock owns a bookstore café in Pine Hills, Ohio. She agrees to be maid of honor when her best friend Vicki gets married. Airport pickup duty brings complications. Krissy collects Vicki's actor parents and their entire entourage. Her own father arrives with an unexpected date. The Pattersons immediately reject Vicki's modest wedding plans. They hire Cathy, a self-proclaimed top wedding planner who devours chocolate covered espresso beans while seizing control of every detail. Her caffeine-powered energy cannot protect her from violence. Someone bashes Cathy's head and she dies choking on an espresso bean. Krissy faces a deadly puzzle while wedding preparations continue around her. She must identify the killer as family drama escalates and friendship loyalty gets tested. Murder investigation collides with maid of honor duties in this small town mystery.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, adult-fiction, cozy-mystery
Vibes: community-focused, cozy, lighthearted-mystery, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family, maid-of-honor-duties
Setting: Pine Hills, Ohio
Period: 21st-century
284 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Kensington
Content warnings: death, murder