Hot Spot

In Michael Craft's sixth solid Mark Manning mystery, Hot Spot, the Dumont, Wis., journalist and his lover, architect Neil Waite, are honored to act as witnesses at the wedding of Roxanne Exner, best friend to them both, and Carl Creighton, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Illinois. But when an electric shock at the reception that kills a major donor to Creighton's campaign turns out to be no accident, Mark faces the daunting task of clearing the name of the chief murder suspect-the bride-in this engaging whodunit.