Author: Chelsea Thomas
Genre: Mystery
Paperback; Digital Book
ISBN #: 9798854609173
Independently Published
228 Pages
$12.99; $5.99 Amazon
August 18, 2023
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There's one week until Chelsea's wedding...
...and she's got a killer to catch.
When Chelsea arrived in Pine Grove, she was fresh off a massive heartbreak, and she struggled to get back on her feet. Solving mysteries gave Chelsea the confidence she needed to finally move on, and now she's ready to give her heart to a new man.
But murder gets in the way, just like it always does.
And this time Chelsea's a suspect.
Chelsea sets out to solve the most scandalous murder yet...seven days before "I do."
With the help of her elderly besties, Teeny and Miss May, Chelsea uncovers more secrets than a wedding planner. And as she gets closer to the truth, she realizes she'll have to put herself in harm's way -- and risk missing her wedding -- to catch the killer.
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It's finally happening. Chelsea is at last marrying her love, Wayne, and nothing is going to spoil the wedding for her. That is, until her ex-fiancé Mike shows up at her Christmas tree farm with his new fiancée Priscilla, and they start arguing. Trying her best to ignore the situation, she comes across them once again at Teeny's diner and they've appeared to make up. But unfortunately, Mike leaves his wallet behind at the diner and Chelsea and Miss May go to his house to return it. Big mistake. When they arrive, Mike is dead, and there is a letter incriminating Chelsa.
Now she's a suspect in his murder. Mike, the man who left her at the altar in New York. But for some reason, police chief Sunshine Flanagan doesn't seem to be interested in her all that much, which is weird; or anything else, for that matter. Chelsea knows that if she's going to marry Wayne, she needs closure to her past. That means finding Mike's killer. But it isn't going to be easy, since she discovers that he made enemies everywhere he went, and people don't want to talk to her. How can she solve a murder in less than a week, finish planning her wedding, and get ready for Christmas?
This is the 20th book in the series, and I have read them all. This one brings Chelsea full circle from her disastrous relationship with Mile to her perfect one with Wayne (Wayne is the better deal). When she tries to question Mike's family members, they're haughty and cold (pretty pretentious for people named after pickles -- Gherkin -- just my observation, ha!). But she does get some information from Priscilla, and even Mike's cousin, which is surprising.
She also gets a chance to come to grips with all her old feelings about Mike, and that gives her something, at least. But finding a killer in the allotted time isn't a sure thing. It takes everything Chelsea has inside of her to figure it out, and when she does, it puts her in danger. Interestingly, help comes from an unexpected corner.
When everything is said and done, the murderer is found (as we know they will be) and Chelsea can once again look forward to peace and quiet in her life. I have loved this series for a long time, and I want it to continue. I've come to love the characters and Pine Grove, and I will miss them until the next book. Highly recommended.
I was given an advance copy of this book from Booksprout but this in no way influenced my review.
More on Chelsea Thomas's Books: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/t/chelsea-thomas/
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