A Matter of Wife or Death

Creative Woman Mysteries #10

by Susan Sleeman

Shannon and the Purls travel to Scotland to attend the wedding of Coleen’s oldest daughter. Coleen has scrimped and saved for years for this grand wedding that will take place at Hamilton Castle. But when she discovers that the wedding planner has stolen money from the bride’s account, Coleen doesn’t know how she’s going to pull off her daughter’s dream wedding.

Coleen confronts the wedding planner warns her that if she doesn’t return the money to the account by the end of the next day, Coleen will make sure she wishes she had. When the wedding planner is discovered murdered the next morning and Coleen’s fingerprints are all over the murder weapon, she becomes the prime suspect. Shannon must use her sleuthing skills once again to solve the murder. With the clock ticking down to the wedding Shannon best hurry if she hopes to keep her best friend and the mother of the bride out of jail.

Genres: Cozy Mystery

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

SUSAN SLEEMAN is the bestselling author of over sixty romantic suspense and mystery novels with more than two million books sold. She writes romantic suspense novels that are clean with inspiring messages of faith. Readers love her series for the well-drawn characters and edge-of-your-seat action. She graduated from the FBI and local police citizen academies, so her research is spot-on and her characters are real.

In addition to writing, Susan also hosts The Suspense Zone. She has lived in nine states but now calls Oregon home. Her husband is a retired church music director, and they have two beautiful daughters, two special sons-in-law, and four amazing grandsons

Reviews

[Allyson Anthony · Rating 5 out of 5]

This cozy mystery is set in Scotland. Shannon and the rest of her friends from the Purls of Hope knitting group travel to Scotland for her friend Coleen's oldest daughter's wedding takes place at a castle. When the wedding planner is found murdered, Coleen is named as the top suspect. This mystery is a great one, and the castle with its secret tunnels as well as Scotland is a wonderful setting. Amidst the wedding countdown, can Shannon solve this mystery and clear Coleen's name so Coleen can see her daughter get married?

[Charline Romine · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Castle

An exciting breath-holder! Shannon and the Purls go to Scotland for Coleen’s daughter to get married. They run into so much trouble! Murder, theft, lies, and so much more. Michael didn’t go but he had the connections with authorities in Scotland to help save Shannon from…

[Adair · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick read not as intense as most of her books even couple of humorous spots

[PottWab Regional Library]

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