Librarian Lucy's wedding is nearly perfect--aside from a missing guest and the strangled body she finds. Now, she must vow to find the killer in this 10th Lighthouse Library mystery. Lucy and Connor planned for the perfect Outer Banks wedding--and that's exactly what they got. Aside from typical rumblings of familial tensions, the late spring weather allowed for a beautiful day, the food was delicious, and everyone had a good time, until one of the guests goes missing. Before Lucy can look forward to the rest of her life in Nags Head and the work she does at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, she gets a phone call from her boss, Bertie James. Eddie, Bertie's friend, never made it back home after the reception. Initially, Lucy doesn't think anything of it--sometimes wedding guests simply have a little too much fun. But this quickly turns to something darker when she discovers the body of a wedding guest strangled in a locked closet, and the police immediately start asking questions about Eddie. Lucy must figure out if the two are connected before it's too late--both for Bertie's friend and the rest of her wedding guests. With the Classic Novel Reading Club reading the Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe--Lucy wonders if the master of the macabre can assist her investigation or if the hunt for the killer's identity will remain as nothing more than an unsolved mystery.
This is a Cozy Mystery, and this is the 10th book in the Lighthouse Library Mystery series. I read the first nine books in this series before picking up this book. I think you need to read the other books in this series before picking up this book, so you will know the backstory of all the characters. The mystery in this book had me guessing throughout this book. I am so glad we got Lucy and Connor's wedding. I have been wanting their wedding for several books now. The ending of this book had me so scared for Lucy, and it had my heart going. I also was so happy to be with Charles (the library cat that lives with Lucy), and I was so happy he plays a big part in some times in this book. This series is a must read cozy book series. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.
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