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Chosen by the Arkansas Center for the Book and
the Arkansas State Library
as a "Best Book, 2006"
Amateur sleuth and retiree Carrie McCrite has problems.
First, she needs to figure out what the wedding of a 'mature' bride and groom should look like. Second, she's invited Henry's half-sister to the ceremony before learning why he's never wanted to see the woman. Then the florists they've hired are shot at, their flower shop is bombed, and someone is murdered.
If that weren't enough, Carrie and Henry keep catching glimpses of a ghost dressed in a red bridal gown... an omen? Join Carrie McCrite and Henry King as they chase a killer and try to salvage their dream wedding at the historic Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Reviews
Radine Trees Nehring has made a name for herself as both a journalist and an award-winning author. Her favorite location is Arkansas, and her Something to Die For Mysteries capture the finer points of Arkansas and its unique population.
"Carrie McCrite and Henry King are the silver-haired super sleuths of Ms. Nehring's series, and in this episode they have decided to get married. Carrie is busy trying to reconnect Henry with a long-lost half sister; plan a wedding amidst senior citizen status and insecurity about her aging body; and include her favorite friends, Eleanor Stack and Shirley Booth. At a gathering her friends suggest the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, and Carrie decides to drag Henry over there to check out their wedding offerings. What she doesn't count on is a ghost in a red wedding dress; a feud between two flower shops; and a murder:
'A quick scan with the flashlight told him the woman was most certainly dead. The body lay on its stomach, but her face was turned to the side. It looked like something irregular had been smashed into the head, a furious attack. Her wrists and ankles were bound with thin green wire wrapped at least five or six times around, then twisted tightly enough to cut the flesh. He saw blood there, too, so her heart had been beating when she was bound.'
"A WEDDING TO DIE FOR is a clever tale displaying the hallmarks of Nehring's mystery franchise: a strong belief in God, helping neighbors in distress, and the deep love that is developing and growing between Carrie McCrite and Henry King. Nehring has her finger on the pulse of what makes senior citizens tick, and she weaves an action-filled plot with interesting and yet completely ordinary people to produce a mystery that is cozy and fascinating at the same time. McCrite's writing can take the reader from laughter to tears in short order, and her tale of Carrie and Henry's wedding plans and the resultant murder is fresh and inspiring. Nehring has produced another winner!"
--Shelley Glodowski, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
"Readers will delight in Carrie McCrite, a spunky heroine who faces danger and finds love. A pleasure awaits mystery lovers."
--Carolyn Hart (author of the Death on Demand and Henrie O mysteries)
"Nehring's delightful novel features history and romance with murder thrown in. A winning combination and fun read."
--Patricia Sprinkle (author of the Thoroughly Southern mysteries)
This product was added to our catalog on Friday 23 October, 2009.