By Amanda Flower
In MAID OF homicide, India Hayes, a school librarian and reluctant bridesmaid, is thrown into the position of novice sleuth as she hunts down the person that murdered her formative years good friend and framed her brother for the crime.
When bride-to-be Olivia turns up lifeless within the Martin university fountain and the facts issues to India’s brother Mark, India needs to unmask the true perpetrator whereas juggling a livid mom of the Bride, an tense Maid of Honor, a collection of hippie-generation mom and dad, a police detective who's displaying a marked liking for her, and a provost itching to fireside a person, anyone—maybe even a smart-mouthed librarian.
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This is India Hayes, Topaz. She’s a childhood friend of mine. ” I smiled politely at Topaz, flabbergasted that Olivia had the audacity to number her bridesmaids, and that I was number three out of three. Topaz gave a pleasant but noncommittal smile. “I hope it wasn’t too much trouble to come out here on a holiday,” I said. “No trouble at all,” she replied, but her eyes flickered. I was willing to bet that she was collecting time-and-a-half. Mrs. Blocken broke in. “We should begin the fitting. Who would you like to see first?
Never call me Olga. —must have used up her daily word limit. She was silent for the remainder of the meal. I shrugged and enjoyed the food, watching Bobby salivate over Bree and counting the ways I could tease him about it later. At the next table, Olivia, gathered with her parents and Kirk, organized wedding logistics. I overheard Mrs. ” “Mother, I told you that I don’t want doves. What if they get loose? ” Kirk asked. Mrs. Blocken gaped at Kirk. I choked on a bite of potato salad. Olivia gasped.
Wait! You can’t go back there,” the boy-officer cried, astonished that anyone would cross his imaginary line. Obviously, he hadn’t been at Martin long. I hurried around the left side of the fountain’s base. A cluster of public servants in different official uniforms stood over something on the ground. An EMT wheeled a stretcher over to the group. They swallowed the EMT and the stretcher into their ring. I stopped, afraid to proceed, afraid for Mark. An image of a somber orderly pulling a sheet back and asking me to identify the body entered my mind.