On the run and keeping a low profile, Helen Hawthorne takes one dead-end job after another so her past won't catch up with her. Her latest endeavor is at an upscale bridal shop where Helen meets Kiki, a demanding mother-of-the-bride who'll do anything to upstage her mousey daughter.

At the wedding, Helen opens a closet at the church and out tumbles a very dead Kiki. Helen's fingerprints are on the murder weapon -- a bead-encrusted wedding dress -- and the police see Helen as the prime suspect. Before the police unearth her past, Helen must find the killer, but the suspects are numerous. Had the daughter finally had enough of the domineering mother? Or was it the ex-husband, whom Kiki was driving into bankruptcy? Did the groom decide to end Kiki's life as she was trying to destroy his career? Helen finds Kiki promised her boy-toys money and then never delivered.

Joining forces with Helen is her eccentric, loyal landlady, who helps her uncover fascinating facts and guards her back, as well as any 76-year-old can. Missing from Helen's side is the new love of her life, Phil, since complications from his past have arisen. Helen has her hands full dealing with murder and her messy love life.

Fans of Sarah Strohmeyer and Janet Evanovich will love this series. Snappy dialogue, and eccentric but endearing characters heighten the mystery and fun as Viets neatly ties the clues together.