Edited by Caro1970 at 10-06-2023 16:45
Ivy Morgan is getting married, which means she needs adress. Now that she’s finally embraced the idea of planning for the wedding(rather than just enjoying the marriage and honeymoon) she’s gung-ho to checkthings off her list. The local dressmaker Zelda Morris has just the thing forIvy. Before she can show it to her, though, she’s murdered in the back of herown store … while Ivy waits for her to return to the storefront. Unfortunatelyfor Ivy, because she didn’t hear a thing, that makes her a suspect. Jack Harker isn’t happy with the turn of events. He knowsIvy is innocent but he’s in a precarious position. If word gets out that he’sprotecting his fiancée, then the Michigan State Police could take over theinvestigation, and he’s worried they might fixate on Ivy. That means he has todig deep for answers … and what he finds is troubling. It seems Zelda was only one of a multitude of women datinglocal lothario Henry Spencer, a man who has more girlfriends than brains. Oneof those girlfriends happens to be Ivy’s aunt, Felicity Goodings, which meansthe long eye of the law falls directly on both of them. It’s up to Jack and Ivy to untangle a mess of motives andsuspects, which include her beloved aunt. That causes issues with Ivy’s mother,who is loyal to her sister to a fault. It’s a tense time, and it only gets worse when Ivy decidesto embrace her magic and use it to solve the case. There’s a killer on the loose and Ivy might be a targetbecause she can’t keep her nose out of trouble. She needs to discover a killer,avoid this individual’s wrath, and continue planning her wedding if she wants ahappily ever after. It’s going to be a tall task.
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