Cheryl C. (moondance120) reviewed on 8/24/2015 + 422 more book reviews

She hadn't seemed like a Bridezilla.

Julia has come home to Busman's Harbor, Maine to help save her family's business. Snowden Family Clambake Company ferries people to a private island owned by the family for authentic clambakes. The first group of the season to the island is a wedding party that is missing its best man. Julia and the bride unfortunately find the missing man hanging from the staircase of the old house on the island. The investigation shuts down the family business and puts them at risk of losing everything they have.

This was a very interesting book with a rather larger cast of characters. Etienne and Gabrielle keep things running on the island. Julia's sister Livvie and her husband Sonny have tried to keep the business together since the death of their dad. A small town means that everyone knows everyone else's business. This includes police officer Jamie, local bad boy, Chris and eccentric café owner, Gus.

There are lots of twists and turns as the story unfolds and we learn more about the bride, groom and the deceased best man. It seems that everyone has a secret that revolves around others that are involved in the case. I didn't pick up on who the murderer was until right before it was revealed.

The recipes in the back of the book are awesome! I didn't think you could make mac and cheese more decadent until I saw lobster added to it. Oh my! I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

Oh! I forgot Le Roi! As someone who is owned by a Maine Coon, I enjoyed his role in the story. The Elvis reference made me smile.

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