Veiled in Death

August 1, 2020
A priceless veil, a disastrous battlefield reenactment, a wedding fraught with problems--it's just another day in the life of a bridal planner. Mallory Shepard's given scant thought to her own nuptials, planned for the coming autumn, until she and a client visit the Antique Emporium, run by mother-daughter team Claudia and June with some help from granddaughter Pia. Bev Mitchell is making purchases there for her own big day, but she and Mallory discover a gorgeous veil hidden in a suitcase that they purchase jointly, and the sight of a stunning sundress immediately leads Mallory to thoughts of moving up her own wedding date. Then Helene Pierce, at one time Mallory's future mother-in-law, rushes into the store to berate Claudia over her plans to join a Revolutionary War reenactment the town has planned and goes ballistic when she sees the veil, which she claims is a stolen family heirloom made by Betsy Ross. The police decide that Mallory can keep the veil in her safe at Thistle Park until the matter is investigated, but it's stolen anyway. Worn out by her mother, who is suddenly pressuring Mallory for grandchildren, Mallory still has high hopes for the reenactment, but when the site is covered with heavy fog, Claudia is shot dead, and both Mallory's fiance's father and Bev's intended are wounded, Mallory's problems increase to the point of chaos despite her attempts at sleuthing. A plucky heroine is overwhelmed by too many mysteries and too many stressful situations.

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