Wow, lots going on in this book. Not only is Allie already frazzled trying to plan her wedding to fiance Rex Manning, the police chief of Mackinac Island, but her mother has arrived two weeks early with a large entourage of relatives pretty much trying to take over and change everything. Oh, and there's been a murder, too. That said, I'm not sure I wasn't more focused on the chaos unleashed by a woman who could model for some Mom-zilla bride's magazine than the murder. At least that's my excuse for not figuring it out.
As for the murder, it was a stunning one to most in Mackinac Island. Although victim Velma Frank and Myrtle have been sniping and arguing for years, no one can understand why it would have suddenly lead to murder, even if Myrtle was found beside the body near the bloody weapon. Heck, most thought they rather enjoyed their sniping routine, so what might have changed? But, it it wasn't Myrtle, who did it? As it turns out, there are several suspects and since Myrtle has turned to Allie for help, never mind Allie is only two weeks out from her wedding, Allie finds herself investigating between bridal chores, demands from her mother, and trying to carve out time for Rex and herself. Oh, and let's not forget her pets, Mella the cat and Mal, her surprisingly good at sniffing out clues Bichonpoo. Luckily, employee Roxanne is doing an excellent job picking up the slack making fudge and doing the presentations that Allie normally so enjoys doing for tourists. Somehow Allie manages to find time to questions suspects, not to mention take part in a bachelorette party that rather steals the show from everything else. Rex is about to discover that Allie is an entertaining drunk. Speaking of Rex, readers will learn a bit more about his background and family, info even Allie wasn't aware of until his big reveal. All this, mind you, while investigating, attending endless fittings and make-up sessions Allie is dragged to by her mother, who you're going to cringe at when you meet her.
Bottom line, whether entranced more by Mom-zilla or the murder, you'll find this a fun, relatively quick read. Lots of fun characters, well, aside from snobby family members, critters, carriage rides (motorized vehicles are restricted on Mackinac Island), a clever murderer, wedding day hiccups, and, well, much, much more. I adore this series. Thanks #KensingtonPublishing for allowing me this early virtual visit to see how Allie's wedding plans were going. I'm just glad she didn't murder her mother and Rex was forced to arrest his bride-to-be at the wedding. Now that would have been a twist, not that the big one wasn't shocking enough.
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