Mourning Wedding

Carola Dunn. Minotaur Books, $23.95 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-312-32627-2

In Carola Dunn's 13th cozy historical, A Mourning Wedding: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery, two murders-the first of the bride's great-aunt, the second of her uncle-upset an aristocratic English wedding. Carefully crafted characters, plenty of plot twists, a high-class setting and an altogether satisfactory conclusion make for top-hole entertainment. Agent, Alice Volpe at Northwest Literary Agency. .

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