Pushing Up Daisies

Bridal Mayhem Mystery #3

by Janice Hanna

Annie Peterson is beginning to feel like a perennial Mother of the Bride. . .   She’s just married off her oldest daughter but still has another ceremony/reception to plan for Brandy’s twin sister, Candy. When Annie and her daughter visit the Clarksborough, Pennsylvania, florist shop, Flowers by Fiona , to order Gerber daisies for the big day, Annie’s dachshund, Sasha, somehow escapes from the car. Sasha ends up in the floral delivery truck with young driver Justin Bastrop, en route to a delivery.  Ironically, Justin stumbles into a crime scene at the local funeral home— complete with one too many dead bodies. The funeral director, Eddie Moyer, is D.O.A. and Sasha is missing. Possibly for good.  Who is behind the funeral home murder?  Is the local florist, Fiona Sullivan, somehow involved?  Or could it be the delivery driver, Justin?  After all, he’s been angry at Eddie Moyer for years, ever since the old guy fired him while he was in his teens. Then again, there is that matter of the disgruntled family member to consider. Roger Kratz has held a grudge against Eddie Moyer for weeks, feeling he was overcharged for his wife’s funeral service. Annie dives into the investigation full steam ahead, hoping to solve the crime. Will she solve this riddle in time for her daughter’s ceremony? And, will Sasha arrive home safely?  

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Christian, Mystery

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

See also:
Janice Thompson
Janice Hanna Thompson
Janice A. Thompson

Reviews

[Pamela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Christian cozy mystery fiction. Annie is preparing for her daughter's wedding - the second daughter in just a few months. Amid planning for the wedding, her job, her son's upcoming high school graduation a close friend, and florist for the wedding, dies suddenly. Annie is consumed with finding the true cause of the death and the party responsible while juggling all the other obligations in her life.

[Wilani Wahl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved this book. it is book 3 in the series. While each book can stand on their own, I am so glad I am reading them in order. Looking forward now to reading the next book in the series. I love the way this author combines, humor, suspense, and Spiritual inspiration. I love all the twists and turns to the solution of the mystery that keeps me guessing right up to the very end. In addition the book is well written. Great job Janice Thompson!

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

see review of The Wedding Caper - similar review for this one... an escape from reality.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Feel good, nice lesson in story