Murder, She Writes

I needed a little humor in my life.

Fortunately, I discovered The Cornish Wedding Murder by Fiona Leitch. As the title implies, something goes terribly wrong at a wedding . . . well right before the wedding. Jodie (Nosey) Parker has left policing in London at the Met to raise her daughter, Daisy in the quaint seaside town of Penstowan where Jodie grew up. With a new career to try out, Jodie’s first job is to cater an ex-boyfriend’s upcoming wedding, but things do not go exactly as planned. When the groom’s ex-wife is murdered and the bride-to-be goes missing, Jodie’s sleuthing skills emerge and she’s on the chase.

To complicate matters is an attractive but stern Detective Inspector who doesn’t initially appreciate Jodie butting into his investigation. Needless to say, the sparks fly . . .

Leitch has a number of witty lines.

. . . he should be in a Hallmark movie wearing a lumberjack shirt and running a pumpkin farm somewhere in the Midwest. The midwest of America, obviously. The mid-west of England would be Birmingham, which wasn’t known for either its romantic heroes or its cucurbit agriculture.

Fiona Leitch

The plot has satisfying twists as we are engaged from the start attempting to figure out the murder and what the heck happened to the future bride. There are great clues, suspicious characters, and a sweet setting.

Let’s not forget the food! This book has strong descriptive passages about tasty meals, something I love in a cozy mystery.

There are six books published in this series so far. This should supply many much-needed laughs in the months to come.