Murder
at Morningside
by
Sandra Bretting
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GENRE:
Cozy Mystery
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BLURB:
Hat
designer Missy DuBois opened her shop, Crowning Glory, along
Louisiana's Great River Road to cater to the sophisticated Southern
bride. But bless her heart, who knew creating stylish wedding veils
would lead to murder?
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Excerpt:
Before
Beatrice could say more, the front door flew open and in stomped an
elderly gentleman. He was on the verge of a good old-fashioned hissy
fit.
“Y’all
don’t deserve a say in this wedding!” he said to a young woman
who’d slunk in behind him.
The girl
looked to be the right age for his daughter. She wore flip-flops and
a wrinkled peasant blouse, and she buried her head in her hands.
Well, that lifted the blouse an inch or two and exposed her bare
stomach.
Lorda
mercy. It seemed the girl and her fiancé must have eaten supper
before they said grace, as we said here in the South, because an
unmistakable bump appeared under her top. She looked to be about four
months along, give or take a few weeks, and I could see why her daddy
wasn’t too happy with her right about now.
After a
piece, she lifted her chin and glared at him. “I hate you!” Her
voice rippled as cold as the river water that ran nearby. “I wish
you were dead.” She stalked away.
I fully
expected the man to cringe, or at least follow her. Instead, he
merely glanced our way and shrugged. After a minute, he pivoted on
the spectacle he’d caused and casually strolled away, leaving a bit
of frost in the air.
“Oh
my. Why don’t we continue,” Beatrice said.
Poor
Beatrice. She obviously wanted to divert our attention elsewhere. It
couldn’t have been every day one of her hotel guests wished another
guest was dead. She hustled us farther into the ballroom, as if
nothing had happened, all the while explaining the history of
Morningside Plantation.
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Sandra
Bretting works as a freelance feature writer under contract to the
Houston Chronicle. She received a journalism degree from the
University of Missouri School of Journalism and wrote for other
publications (including the Los Angeles Times and Orange Coast
Magazine) before moving to Texas.
Her
Missy DuBois Mysteries series debuts from Kensington/Lyrical
Underground in May 2016. Bretting’s previous mysteries include
Unholy Lies (2012) and Bless the Dying (2014). Readers can reach her
online at www.sandrabretting.com and through Facebook at
www.facebook.com/sandra.bretting.
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BN:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/murder-at-morningside-sandra-bretting/1122597549?ean=9781601837134
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