A Wreath for the Bride - Softcover

O'Donnell, Lillian

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ISBN 10: 0449218678 ISBN 13: 9780449218679

Publisher: Fawcett, 1991

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Newlywed Mary Langner's body surfaced in the icy waters of Rockaway, New York, one day after her husband reported her missing from their cabin. Angela Doran is murdered on the one-month anniversary of her marriage. P.I. Gwenn Ramadge, hired by Mary's distraught mother, can't help but wonder if the cases are connected. Both brides were beautiful. Both lives were destroyed at the peak of nuptial joy. Each husband is not just the key suspect, but the only suspect.

When future bride Becky Hayman disappears while walking in the woods -- and her fiance is the last person to have seen her alive -- Gwenn is certain the three cases are connected. She hasn't a clue why, but she's determined to find out.

As determined as the killer is to stop her . . .

"Gripping . . . The climax is a doozy." -- The Richmond News Leader

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From Publishers Weekly:

O'Donnell begins a promising new series by introducing private detective Gwenn Ramadge, hired to investigate the mysterious death, during her honeymoon at sea, of young bride Mary Langner. Although the bride's mother maintains Mary was pushed overboard by her new husband, Clark, New York police are not willing to press the case because of lack of evidence. After Gwenn clears Clark, she hears of the death of another bride, in which the husband also is the chief suspect. Although the backgrounds of the two victims are quite different, Gwenn scents a connection and manages to convince the officer in charge of the second case to let her help in that investigation. After a third murder, this time of a bride-to-be, Gwenn discovers a tie to a dying millionaire. In Gwenn, a young woman of genteel upper-middle-class upbringing who now has to make her way in the world, veteran O'Donnell ( A Good Night to Kill ) has created another winner, an attractive and intelligent private eye. Paperback rights to Fawcett; Mystery Guild featured alternate.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal:

The author initiates a new series with well-born and competent private investigator Gwenn Ramadge. Hired to prove that a new husband pushed his wife overboard during their honeymoon cruise, Gwenn instead finds him innocent; not until she discovers connections to two other murders does the truth strike her. Ramadge as detective seems amiabale and well-enough drawn to attract a following, even though the three lengthy and apparently disparate cases may test the reader's patience. Unconvincing at times, but mostly good middle-of-the-road fare.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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