Demanding Brides or Lost Witnesses - Murders Most Gruesome or Wedding Cake to Eat.

May 05, 2011

 Which do you prefer? Join us at the Antioch Branch on May 23 at 7:00, and make your preferences known.

The Lost Witness by Robert Ellis. In this sequel to City of Fire, police detective Lena Gamble is assigned her first real murder case in months. Lena is still held in disgrace by her Los Angeles police department bosses for the explosive way the Romeo case played out, though she is hailed as a hero by her colleagues for catching the killer. Lena is thrilled at first to be working on a new murder case until she gets a look at the scene. The victim is unidentified, and there are no witnesses and no leads. Just the body, chopped into pieces and dropped in a dumpster, gruesome enough to ensure that once again the media will be following Lena's every move. Are her department superiors setting her up to fail so that they can get rid of her for good? Will she find the murderer before she becomes his next victim? Be careful what you ask for!  

Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson. Goldy Schulz, our intrepid caterer, is planning a wedding reception for Aspen Meadow's biggest bridezilla. This bride does not know what she wants, and she piles on the stress for Goldy. To add to the mounting stress, Doc Finn, the local physician and the best friend of Goldy's godfather, Jack, is killed when his car tumbles into a ravine. Doc was doing research at the local spa, where our demanding bride wants to hold her wedding reception. Then, Jack himself is attacked. There is nothing to do, but Goldy must add more work to her plate and don chef's whites to go undercover at the spa. Will Goldy catch the killer before he strikes again? Will the bride ever decide what she wants for her reception? Includes recipes.

James H.
Antioch Branch