Former St. Louisan Elaine Viets has a number of mystery series that I hadn't read, so I chose a couple of her books at random. In Murder is a Piece of Cake, Josie Marcus is a mystery shopper whose job takes her to a few wedding-related venues, useful since she's engaged to be married in 5 weeks. Her fiance is Ted, a veterinarian who has been stalked by Molly, a woman who insists that he is HER fiance, not Josie's. Ted's rich, pistol-packing mother is visiting from Florida, and saves Ted from being knifed by Molly in his office. When Molly later turns up dead, Ted's mother is the prime suspect. Josie, who is annoyed nonstop by Ted's mother, nevertheless works to find the real murderer, if only so that her own wedding to Ted will come off on schedule. This light-hearted read moves quickly, and is filled with St. Louis venues.
Friday, March 27, 2020
Murder is a Piece of Cake
Murder is a Piece of Cake by Elaine Viets (2010) 282 pages
Former St. Louisan Elaine Viets has a number of mystery series that I hadn't read, so I chose a couple of her books at random. In Murder is a Piece of Cake, Josie Marcus is a mystery shopper whose job takes her to a few wedding-related venues, useful since she's engaged to be married in 5 weeks. Her fiance is Ted, a veterinarian who has been stalked by Molly, a woman who insists that he is HER fiance, not Josie's. Ted's rich, pistol-packing mother is visiting from Florida, and saves Ted from being knifed by Molly in his office. When Molly later turns up dead, Ted's mother is the prime suspect. Josie, who is annoyed nonstop by Ted's mother, nevertheless works to find the real murderer, if only so that her own wedding to Ted will come off on schedule. This light-hearted read moves quickly, and is filled with St. Louis venues.
Former St. Louisan Elaine Viets has a number of mystery series that I hadn't read, so I chose a couple of her books at random. In Murder is a Piece of Cake, Josie Marcus is a mystery shopper whose job takes her to a few wedding-related venues, useful since she's engaged to be married in 5 weeks. Her fiance is Ted, a veterinarian who has been stalked by Molly, a woman who insists that he is HER fiance, not Josie's. Ted's rich, pistol-packing mother is visiting from Florida, and saves Ted from being knifed by Molly in his office. When Molly later turns up dead, Ted's mother is the prime suspect. Josie, who is annoyed nonstop by Ted's mother, nevertheless works to find the real murderer, if only so that her own wedding to Ted will come off on schedule. This light-hearted read moves quickly, and is filled with St. Louis venues.
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