{"product_id":"mother-of-the-bride-murder-9781496733764","title":"Mother of the Bride Murder","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs part-time Tinker's Cove, Maine reporter Lucy Stone says \"\u003ci\u003eoui\" \u003c\/i\u003eto her daughter's surprise wedding invitation in France, she must also make a different kind of vow--to catch a killer!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Lucy Stone arrives at a sprawling French chateau with the whole family, it should be the trip of a lifetime--especially because she's about to watch her oldest daughter, Elizabeth, marry the handsome, successful man of her dreams. But while navigating the vast countryside estate owned by her impenetrably wealthy in-laws-to-be, the jet-lagged mother of the bride has a creeping feeling that Elizabeth's fairytale nuptials to Jean-Luc Schoen-Rene are destined to become a nightmare . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaternal instincts are validated the moment a body is pulled from a centuries-old moat on the property. A young woman has dropped dead under mysterious circumstances--possibly at the hands of someone at the chateau--and unflattering rumors about the Schoen-Rene line and their inner circle flow like champagne. Then there's the matter of Elizabeth's hunky ex beau showing up on the scene as she prepares to walk down the aisle . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith tensions building, personalities clashing, and real dangers emerging at the chateau, Lucy is determined to protect her family, together for the first time in years, and expose the one responsible. She'll have to locate the culprit among a list of worldly jilted lovers and potential criminal masterminds, or Elizabeth's trip down the aisle could end in tragedy . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Meier\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed author of over 25 Lucy Stone Mysteries. She has also written for \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and like her series protagonist, Lucy Stone, she worked as a New England newspaper reporter while raising her three children. She is currently at work on the next Lucy Stone mystery and can be found online at LeslieMeierBooks.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kensington Cozies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50719543525650,"sku":"9781496733764","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_02b10644-222e-4d78-a37b-42c9eb578f73.jpg?v=1737262468","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mother-of-the-bride-murder-9781496733764","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}