Occasion of Revenge

Zusatztext “An adventure of emotional depth and sensitivity! with people so real they must exist somewhere beyond the page.” — Anne Perry “A shining new talent ... Hannah Ives tackles life’s ups and downs with humor! intelligence and courage.” — Deborah Crombie! author of Dreaming of the Bones “The writing is extraordinary.” — The Capital (Annapolis) Also by Marcia Talley Unbreathed Memories Sing It to Her Bones Available from Dell Informationen zum Autor Marcia Talley ’s first Hannah Ives novel!  Sing It to Her Bones ! won the Malice Domestic Grant in 1998 and was nominated for an Agatha Award as Best First Novel of 1999.  Unbreathed Memories ! the second in the series! appeared in 2000. Both were featured alternates of the Mystery Guild. She is also the editor of a collaborative serial novel!  Naked Came the Phoenix ! where she joined with twelve bestselling women authors to pen a tongue-in-cheek mystery about murder in an exclusive health spa. Her short stories have appeared in magazines and collections. Talley lives in Annapolis! Maryland! with her husband! Barry! a professor at the US Naval Academy. When she isn’t writing! she spends her time traveling or sailing. Klappentext The bride thought they'd live happily ever after — until a murderer struck.... The guests were off the wall. The would-be groom was off the wagon. And the bride certainly wasn't blushing. Aside from that! it was the perfect occasion: a party for Hannah Ives's widowed father and the younger woman he had suddenly decided to marry. Then the evening takes a strange turn! with a sudden death and disappearance. For Hannah! the stunning turn of events came after a Christmas season slide into anger and confusion. First her father had found a floozy who had already buried three husbands. Then her late mother's jewelry started showing up around the gold digger's neck. Now Hannah! who has just put her life together after a bout with cancer! is desperately searching for her missing father. Because this poor man has either made a terrible mistake! committed a terrible crime! or fallen victim to a killer who seized the moment for murder.... Two years ago I didn’t think I’d live long enough to make it to my next chemotherapy session, let alone see my widowed sister-in-law happily remarried. But God had been gracious, sending good health my way and Dennis Rutherford to Connie. Nothing less could have persuaded me to appear at St. Philip’s that bright Saturday afternoon, to stand in the brides’ room in front of a full-length mirror wearing an idiotic grin and the matron-of-honor dress from hell. Connie cheerfully assured me I would be able to wear it later on, but I secretly doubted that outfit would ever make it out of the plastic dry-cleaning bag I planned to hide it in once her wedding reception was over. While Connie hovered nearby, fussing with the veil on her Jackie Kennedy—esque hat and looking radiant in a white linen sheath topped with an elaborately embroidered bolero jacket, I zipped myself into a dress with defensive shoulder pads that made me look like a wedge of lemon meringue pie. Frankly, with her artist’s eye, I’d expected better from Connie, but for some reason she’d set her mind on this particular number, a cocktail dress in a bilious shade of yellow that turned my olive skin a sallow green. I leaned toward the mirror. I smiled. At least the low-cut bodice showed off the swell of my newly reconstructed breast to ad- vantage. The short, narrow skirt made the most of my ankles, too, slim above dyed-to-match T-strap pumps. But my daughter Emily was right: Even with camouflaging pearl-tone panty hose, my knees were not ready for prime time. Veil adjusted to her satisfaction, Connie picked up the bouquet of stephanotis and gardenias she would carry down the a...

Product details

• Authors: Marcia Talley
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.08.2001
• EAN: 9780440235200
• ISBN: 978-0-440-23520-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 107 mm x 174 mm x 20 mm