Coloring-book creator and Washington, DC, bookstore owner Florrie Fox is attending the wedding of her wealthy boss and a famous romance author, who are taking their vows—for the second time—on the grounds of the gorgeous Maxwell mansion. But it soon becomes clear that the soothing vibe of coloring books is very different from the stress and backstabbing in some corners of the literary world.
Arthur Bedlingham, for example, barely makes a living despite the many awards he’s won—and his chances for better sales haven’t been helped by the vicious review he just got from another guest at the party. Then there’s an ex–FBI agent whose popular thrillers are a magnet for female fans; a less-successful romance writer; and an ambitious waitress who’s intent on a career in journalism.
When Arthur’s assistant, an aspiring writer, is murdered during the festivities, Florrie realizes this is no color-by-numbers case, and she’ll have to sort out the complicated secrets among this creative crowd of suspects . . .
Krista Davis has crafted a book in the style of the classic Golden Age mysteries, who would have thought that managing a bookshop and drawing colouring book pages could be so fraught with intrigue ... and danger!
In this one Florrie's boss (Maxwell) is re-marrying his ex- wife (Jacquie), and rather than making a huge thing of it they decided to just exchange vows at the start of a large party/ball. Florrie's sister (Veronica) is acting as the wedding planner, but no one expected the bride to go missing the night before, luckily Jacquie is found safe and well (if a bit discombobulated, someone having played a rather nasty trick on her) and things go off smoothly, but things go downhill the next morning when one of the guests is found dead. When it is discovered that they didn't die of natural causes, a small group of writers come under the spotlight, Jacquie being one of them.
Just to add to the confusion Florrie is being stalked by a young woman who is trying to make it as an investigative reporter, she then ends up killed and Florrie is suspected of doing the deed, now Florrie needs to save herself, Jacquie, Maxwell and a lovely older lady she just met. No problems then!
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