Wedding planner Carnegie Kincaid is in the middle of helping plan the wedding between Seattle Navigators player Gordo Gutierrez and Goth rocker Rose McKinney, lead singer of Honeysuckle Hell. Since the Navigator management is paying for the wedding, Carnegie is forced to put up with a lot, including the overbearing, sexist sportswriter Digger Duvall. When the bride-to-be overindulges at a pre-wedding game for the fans and wedding attendees, Digger is given enough dirt for a story. Deciding to track down Digger to try and reason with him, Carnegie finds him dead with former beau, Boris, standing over him. Since everyone believes it's an open and shut case, Carnegie decides to investigate.

All too soon, Carnegie realizes someone doesn't want her involved in the case. Her home is broken into and she's mugged. Unfortunately, there's no shortage of possible suspects, for Digger had managed to alienate several in the sports world. Carnegie knows she has to be careful and discover the identity of the real killer before she and her fiancé, Aaron, end up the next victims.

BRIDE AND DOOM is a fun story with an engaging amateur sleuth in Carnegie. The supporting characters are entertaining and the mystery tracks nicely, without giving too much away too soon and keeping the reader engaged throughout. Fans will enjoy this latest in the Carnegie saga.