You'd think an upcoming wedding would be a joyous occasion - parties,
presents, showers - not quite. Caroline the daughter of crime kingpin
Joe Irving turns down the proposal from the man she loves, Ben, who is
the son of Deputy Chief Constable George Brace. She has never told Ben
about her father and is positive their marriage is impossible. Not
so. Not only is it not impossible but the happy event will be hosted by
Joe himself who will soon be released from prison. Joe will spare no
expense for his daughter's big day with the ceremony to be held in the
Bath Abbey and an extravagant reception in the historic Roman Baths.
However, any number of Joe's enemies may well see this as a perfect
opportunity to get rid of the old man. How to protect everyone? Enter
Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond. Brace orders Peter to be in
charge of security for the wedding, and there is no way Peter can say
no.
In the past Peter's
duties have not included personal protection, and he is appalled that
the police department is to protect the country's most well known
criminal. Leave it to the agile Lovesey to come up with such an
ingenious plot. What follows are more twists and turns than are found
in a pretzel factory leaving readers thoroughly engrossed and unable to
stop turning pages. I found myself guessing until the very last page -
at which point I promised myself to read the other Lovesey books. Who
else gives us a compelling mystery that is also laugh-out-loud funny?
- Gail Cooke
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