You’re invited to the event of the season, but the vows you witness might not be of the romantic sort. Brides, grooms, families, and guests (invited and not): there’s no better place to gather a group of disparate people hiding in plain sight than a wedding party. And when the wedding is over, the drama is just getting started. Whether the crime takes place between spouses or strangers, these reads will have you rethinking marital bliss. Help yourself to a large slice of wedding cake but don’t take your eyes off the knife!
In Joe Hart’s I Become Her (Aug 26, Domestic), ten days of marriage is enough for the cracks to start showing between two newlyweds. Suspicious behavior leads to doubts and fears. How long before “I do” becomes “I’m done”? And how long before “I’m done” becomes “I did it?”
Michelle Gagnon rolls the dice in Slaying You (May 13, Contemporary) when a wedding invitation takes a former grifter and an elusive serial killer to Las Vegas—where nothing bad ever happens, right? See if this pair can beat the house.
In Rachel Amphlett’s Murder in the Lakes (June 9, Cozy), a mother thinks her bride-to-be daughter is in danger, but when a fledgling private detective discovers the bride’s last fiancé went missing, something seems shady. The party turns deadly when a bridesmaid is found dead. Something borrowed, something blue, someone dead, cheers to you!
In Avery Bishop’s The Chateau (Aug 21, Contemporary), newlyweds regret their decision to take a mini-moon in the Catskills when they discover a murder victim at the resort. Some secrets should stay buried; some you’d like to know before walking down the aisle…
And in Christina Dotson’s Love You to Death (July 22, Thriller), a crashed wedding takes a deadly turn and puts two besties on the run from a killer. You’ve heard of a runaway bride, but runaway guests? Let’s hope they filled up the tank first!
If you’ve ever had a bad break-up, a broken heart, or hit the bar to get through a wedding reception, you’ll relate to these questionably romantic works of crime fiction. Commit to your reading list with these new books and remember: till death do us part could be a promise…or a motive.
