Icing on the Murder by Valerie Burns
This was much faster than the previous books in the series; it was a one day mystery. Maddy and company are at a bridal expo both as guests and vendors. Maddy entered herself and Michael into a contest to win a wedding planned by Serafina. Unfortunately, Serafina is the worst. It was obvious that she was going to be the murder victim. Three couples made the final cut and she calls each one up on stage for an "interview" to help her decide which couple she is going to work with, but really it's to embarrass them publicly since this is all a reality show for Serafina. The first couple breaks up. Maddy is second, and she takes Baby with her. Serafina uses footage from when she got stood up at the altar and Maddy handles it well. Michael shows up, takes down two security guards who are trying to get to Maddy because Baby is protecting her from Serafina, and then they continue the interview. We don't get to see the third couple. Serafina is killed with cake skewers that Maddy had and was seen with. There is enough circumstantial evidence to arrest her videographer, Lucas, which is what Patrick, her husband and killer wanted. Maddy and company were investigating and Baby ended up with a sliver of glass in his foot that came from a pair of prescription eye glasses. The only person who was wearing glasses then changed into contacts was Patrick. He was hiding in a closet and heard them figure that out. When everyone but Maddy left, he came out with a gun, made her get rid of Baby and then started monologuing which gave Baby time to go get Michael, who brought the rest of the police force (minus Trooper Bob who had a minor heart attack earlier in the story). Baby and Michael saved Maddy. Patrick got arrested. Maddy started making decisions about the wedding, proving what Michael knew all along; she didn't really need a wedding planner. I love a cozy mystery and this series is so much fun. Light and fluffy with the right amount of suspense.
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