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Alison Bergeron, a divorced English professor on a quiet college campus just north of New York City, has watched her best friend’s wedding get just started. With a crash course in detective work from a previous murder investigation, she is determined to relax—but the sudden death of her ex-husband throws a new mystery into her life. Now Ally must trust NYPD homicide detective Bobby Crawford, the best man of the groom, to protect her from a killer on the loose. Amid the chaos, a new possibility of love may stir, but will it survive the hunt for justice?
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Maggie Barbieri
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