Lily heads to her hometown of Bartley for her estranged sister's Christmas Eve wedding. But there is something in the air besides holiday cheer-there's murder. And Lily must work fast to clean up the messy case before her sister promises to love, honor, and obey a killer.

Praise for series

"Fresher, more unusual, than any other mystery I've read lately." The Washington Post Book World, "This one works on every level. The writing and plotting are first-rate."--The Washington Times"A seamless story…In her Lily Bard novels, Charlaine Harris blends a noirish atmosphere with a traditional mystery." Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 'Lily Bard is one of the best-drawn and most compelling characters in contemporary mystery fiction--complex, smart, streetwise, tough. Add tight plotting and a smooth style, and it's no surprise that Harris has reached a new high. Don't miss it.' Booklist.

Author Biography

Charlaine Harris is the author of the New York Times bestselling series of supernatural romantic mysteries starring Sookie Stackhouse, the telepathic bar maid, and a cast of vampires, werewolves and things that really do go bump in the night, and the Harper Connelly series about a girl who makes her living finding the dead.