Wedding Bear Blues
A Teddy Bear Mystery
by Meg Macy
About Wedding Bear Blues
When a heartless killer ruins a Valentine's Day wedding, teddy bear shop manager Sasha Silverman vows to solve the crime . . .
At the Silver Bear Shop and Factory, Sasha will be selling plenty of bride and groom teddy bears come springtime. But this Valentine's Day weekend, she'd take any of those silent, stuffed couples over the real thing. Sasha and her sister Maddie are bridesmaids at Cissy Davidson’s upcoming wedding in Silver Hollow. Cissy is fuming over the worst choice of best man—the jerk who broke her sister Debbie's heart—and the groom-to-be won't budge in his decision. At the rehearsal dinner you could cut the tension with a wedding cake knife.
That is, until best man Dylan is found dead, impaled with an ice pick. Although jilted Debbie is the most likely suspect—the blood on her dress doesn't help her case—the bride begs Sasha to prove her sister's innocence. If anyone's going to walk down the aisle, Sasha will first need to find the cold-hearted killer who iced Dylan . . .
About Meg Macy
Award-winning mystery author Meg Macy lives in Southeast Michigan, close enough to Ann Arbor, Chelsea, and Dexter -- the setting of her "Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear" cozy mysteries for Kensington. She is also one-half of the writing team of D.E. Ireland for the Eliza Doolittle & Henry Higgins mysteries; two books, Wouldn't It Be Deadly and Get Me to the Grave On Time were Agatha Award finalists for Best Historical. Meg's first published book, Double Crossing, won the 2012 Best First Novel Spur Award from Western Writers of America. Meg loves reading historical and cozy mysteries, gardening, crafts, and watercolor painting.
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My Thoughts
Wedding Bear Blues by Meg Macy
has Sasha Silverman and her sister, Maddie as bridesmaids in their friend,
Cissy Davison’s wedding. It is a busy
week leading up to Valentine’s Day for Sasha at the Silver Bear Shop and
Factory with everyone searching for the perfect gift for their Valentine. Sasha also has a tour to give and they are
hosting a Chocolate Bear Bar on Sunday for Chocolair, the new chocolate shop in
town. At the rehearsal dinner, Maddie
and Sasha enter the ladies’ room to find groomsman, Dylan Campbell dead in one
of the stalls. With Debbie Davison in
the hot seat with the police, Cissy begs Sasha to help. Sasha, of course, cannot resist a
mystery. Wedding Bear Blues is the 4th
A Teddy Bear Mystery. It can be read on
its own if you are new to the series. I
thought this charming cozy was well-written with developed characters and
adorable teddy bears. I enjoyed all the
cozy elements that make up this entertaining tale: Sasha’s family, her pets, the community,
chocolate, teddy bears, food, and Sasha’s beau.
These elements make for a rich and lively story. The mystery was appealing. There is a dead groomsman with multiple
suspects. I am amazed that a group of
people did not get together to off this man sooner. There is a secondary mystery (of sorts)
involving mystery men who wish to purchase a certain type of teddy bear. Sasha is certain they are up to no good. I enjoyed the humor scattered throughout the
story (who doesn’t love a book that makes them laugh). Wedding Bear Blues is a beartastic cozy with
wedding woes, seamingly innocent bear sales, doggie doo doo overload, a beastly
bridezilla, a tiny terror, and tasty chocolate teddy bears.
Kris
The Avid Reader
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Thank you, Kris, for your wonderful review and for hosting me on your blog. Best wishes to all who entered the giveaway!
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