Review of ‘Murder At The Wedding’ - Anita Davison

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Murder at the Wedding

Hannah Merrill is about to marry the love of her life…

The couple are determined their low-key celebration will go without a hitch, but there can’t be an ‘I do’ while the vicar is missing. And when he’s found dead – a victim of a poisoning – in the crypt behind the church, Hannah knows only she and Aunt Violet can find out who did it.

Hannah’s beloved thinks she shouldn’t interfere. But if he fails to remember that an independent woman in 1916 doesn’t do what she’s told to by a man, the dead vicar may be the least of his worries…

Then the vicar’s own fiancé appears on the scene, even though nobody knew he was engaged. And suddenly it becomes clear someone has a secret, one shocking enough to kill for.

Will the intrepid pair of amateur sleuths catch the murderer before they kill again? Or will it be til death parts them all?

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The latest instalment of the Miss Merrill and Aunt Violet mysteries sees Hannah and Darius getting married. However, the celebrations are disrupted by the discovery of a body and the marriage gets off to a rocky start as Darius’ work frequently gets in the way of the newly-weds spending any time together. When you throw in DCI Farrell’s promotion and Aunt Violet’s sudden prickliness, it makes for a difficult start to Hannah’s new life.

However, she is determined to get justice for the deceased, particularly when hitherto unknown aspects of their life come to light and she sets out, in her usual inimitable style, to discover the truth behind the murder. Aunt Violet’s old acquaintances shed further light on matters and the two begin to uncover the course of events, but when doubt is cast on the victim’s character, the mystery becomes suddenly more complicated.

This is an enjoyable continuation of the series as we approach the final years of the war and it will be interesting to see how subsequent world events affect the lives of the characters we have watched develop.