A Killer Wedding by Joan O'Leary (2025)
Nothing could be more satisfying than an Irish Castle destination wedding top-loaded with a family of super rich reptiles, all of them brimming with nasty secrets. And the icing on the wedding cake - one of them ends up pushing up daisies ( or in this case, shamrocks) before the champagne's barely lost its fizz.
The guests, soon to be suspects, gather at this ancient venue, dripping with atmosphere, history and secret passages for person (or persons) unknown to sneak around doing who-knows-what. The outside's dripping too, what with the unmerciful Irish weather pounding the castle walls with constant storms.
The stellar assembled crowd consists of A-List celebs and their hosts, the fabled and fabulously wealthy Riptons, a family dynasty controlling a cosmetics empire. So basically they're the Borgias of lip gloss and lotions, gathered for the nuptials of one of their younger beloved scions. Thrown among them, like Alice in a viper-filled Wonderland, is young, ambitious fashion journalist and senior editor Christine Russo. Though a mixture of sheer determination and a bit of luck,, she's snagged the prime assignment of covering this highly anticipated Ripton wedding for 'Bespoke Weddings magazine.
Christine's dream job turns nightmarish and dangerous once a murder's revealed, leaving her to face an entire family of potential killers, not to mention whoever's lurking in the secret passageways. As storms rage outside (and dark deeds revealed inside), who can she trust amid this Mad Tea Party of duplicitous and potentially lethal upper-crusters?
Intrigued enough? I sure was and the juicy, witty, gossip-y twists and turns provide plenty of homicidal fun you could easily use to fill up five or more installments of 'Knives Out'. It's a tribute to the amount of sheer, page turning entertainment that author Jill O' Leary serves up that "A Killer Wedding' left me wishing there were just a few more extra chapters.
A lively humorous delight from start to finish. Best reading experience,: wait for the traditional dark stormy night, with the wind whipping against the windows and the lights liable to blink out at any moment.....
The guests, soon to be suspects, gather at this ancient venue, dripping with atmosphere, history and secret passages for person (or persons) unknown to sneak around doing who-knows-what. The outside's dripping too, what with the unmerciful Irish weather pounding the castle walls with constant storms.
The stellar assembled crowd consists of A-List celebs and their hosts, the fabled and fabulously wealthy Riptons, a family dynasty controlling a cosmetics empire. So basically they're the Borgias of lip gloss and lotions, gathered for the nuptials of one of their younger beloved scions. Thrown among them, like Alice in a viper-filled Wonderland, is young, ambitious fashion journalist and senior editor Christine Russo. Though a mixture of sheer determination and a bit of luck,, she's snagged the prime assignment of covering this highly anticipated Ripton wedding for 'Bespoke Weddings magazine.
Christine's dream job turns nightmarish and dangerous once a murder's revealed, leaving her to face an entire family of potential killers, not to mention whoever's lurking in the secret passageways. As storms rage outside (and dark deeds revealed inside), who can she trust amid this Mad Tea Party of duplicitous and potentially lethal upper-crusters?
Intrigued enough? I sure was and the juicy, witty, gossip-y twists and turns provide plenty of homicidal fun you could easily use to fill up five or more installments of 'Knives Out'. It's a tribute to the amount of sheer, page turning entertainment that author Jill O' Leary serves up that "A Killer Wedding' left me wishing there were just a few more extra chapters.
A lively humorous delight from start to finish. Best reading experience,: wait for the traditional dark stormy night, with the wind whipping against the windows and the lights liable to blink out at any moment.....
4 stars (****).
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