Marjorie McClelland has everything she ever dreamed of—a
wonderful career as a mystery writer and a dashing British
fiancé, Creighton Ashcroft. Too bad the entire population of
Ridgebury, Connecticut, has their own ideas about the
wedding and reception that are vastly different from
Marjorie's and Creighton's. So when another mystery is laid
at her doorstep, she and Creighton jump at it.
Elizabeth Barnwell has come to seek Marjorie's help to
locate her missing husband, Michael. He's disappeared and
the only clue he left behind is a key and an address. When
Marjorie and Creighton investigate, they find the mutilated
body of a young woman, presumably Michael Barnwell's
mistress. No one has anything especially kind to say about
Veronica Carter, so it's not a surprise to see her brutally
murdered.
Who killed Veronica Chase and why? Was it Michael Barnwell?
Or was it one of her other previous lovers? Where is Michael
Barnwell now? Will Marjorie figure out who the killer is
before her former fiancé, Detective Robert Jameson, does? Is
anyone safe after the killer strikes again? And will
Creighton and Marjorie figure out how to have the wedding of
their dreams without upsetting the whole town?
Journey back to the simple life and charm of 1935 in SHADOW
WALTZ, a cute lighthearted mystery with some twists and
turns. Marjorie and Creighton make a good team in their
third outing. Readers should enjoy Ms. Meade's latest in her
Marjorie McClelland series, even if they are new to the
series as I was. However, readers of the previous books will
probably get the most out of the references to prior cases.
To the relief of her new fiancé, Marjorie McClelland has
hung up her sleuthing sign in favor of dress patterns and
cake tiers. But murder has other plans, and when a young
mother shows up on Marjorie's doorstep worried about her
missing husband, Marjorie takes the case and drags along her
favorite millionaire, the quick-witted and irresistible
Creighton Ashcroft.
Finding the body of a dead woman at an
address left behind in the missing husband's pocket has
Marjorie suddenly more interested in motives than nosegays.
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