I was told that I should check out this book. It is compared to Agatha Christie novels. Ok so I gave it a try. Not bad. Yes it does have similarities to Christie's novels.
We have a destination wedding to Ireland. Which becomes the never ending wedding. And the guest list is everyone that you can think of. Loud and obnoxious friends of the groom. A bridesmaid that is sad and carries so much hurt. The MC that is a friend of the bride, and his wife. Also the bride Jules, and groom Will (or is it Steve?) And last but not least you have Aoife and Freddy who run and cater the venue and event.
Will, or Steve is exactly what Olivia (bridesmaid and step sister) had written to Jules. Don't marry him, he is not what you think. Everyone has issues with him including Charlie (brides friend and MC) his wife Hannah. He felt privileged nothing he did was right for his father. So Will used that to dominate his weak friends, and women. Everyone is capable of doing whatever. The guests have baggage along with skeletons and secrets. And all this gets hashed out at the wedding.
I never decided to solve the crime earlier in the story. But since the story was long, even with short chapters (a lot of chapters) toward the end is where it starts to pick up. Must of been 6-7 chapters in a row it goes fast. Clues started to pop up and then I try to put the pieces together.
What I was thinking at first leaning toward the folklore of Ireland. I grew up on stories of the bog people. My father was a good storyteller. I guess that's where I get my love of books. It's always on a deserted island where the ground is soft, black and wet. That someone/s is held close. It can be hungry for a long time.
We find out how each one is connected to the person who is murdered. Shocking it is. And like Christie one by one the guest list gets ticked off. Until we find the person/s that hate so much and maybe raised hell around a graveyard and the spirits.
Only because all of the book except several chapters were slow.
I'm hoping another of the author books are just as good or better. Some highlights I give on Goodreads.
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