The Wedding Crasher
by Nikki Stern
on Tour June 1-30, 2019
Synopsis:
A brunette in a bridal gown turns up in Pickett County, Tennessee, throat slit and ring finger missing. She’s the latest victim of the Wedding Crasher, a serial killer who murders women just weeks before their weddings.
Samantha Tate is Picket County’s yoga-loving, poker-playing new sheriff, a former Nashville homicide detective who struggles with her inner demons. To catch the meticulous murderer, Sam will have to follow her instincts and ignore her worst impulses. Can she stop the Wedding Crasher before another bride-to-be dies?
Book Details:
Genre: Mystery
Published by: Ruthenia Press
Publication Date: May 8, 2019
Number of Pages: 340
ISBN: 978-0-9995487-3-8
Purchase Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads
Tour Info:
Book Formats: ePub, mobi, Print
Hosting Options: Review, Interview, Showcase
Giveaway: There will be a PICT Giveaway
More: According to the author The Wedding Crasher does not include: Excessive Strong Language, Graphic Violence, Explicit Sexual Scenes, Rape, or other trigger situations. This is categorized as Steamy Clean (mild language, mild sexual tension and innuendo, no sex scenes) fiction. PICT staff have not read this book, however and cannot give additional information.
Read an excerpt:
The dead woman lay in the clearing like a macabre version of Sleeping Beauty. She was dressed in a long-sleeved, high-necked ivory gown, set off by luminescent pearl drop earrings and a matching necklace that almost hid the dried blood around her throat. Her head rested on a satin pillow, her silky walnut hair spread behind her like a fan. The right hand held a bouquet of wilted flowers and rested on her chest underneath the left, absent the fourth finger. The ring finger.
Sheriff Sam Tate stood to one side of the grim tableau, arms folded, and took it all in: the victim; the tall white-haired man who knelt by the body; the deputy who walked the scene in throwaway boots, snapping pictures; the pale young man in running gear sitting on a rock, head almost to his knees; the uniformed officer who squatted beside him.
Sam had dressed in her standard uniform of pressed black slacks and a spotless white shirt. A shaft of early-morning sun bounced off the polished badge at her left breast pocket. On her right wrist, she wore a utilitarian watch. Three small studs twinkled along one earlobe, her single visible concession to a rebellious streak. She’d pulled her unruly dark locks into a tight braid. Ray-Bans shielded her green eyes, though not the line that formed between her brows.
One of the victim’s low-heeled white pumps had dropped off to reveal a slim ankle in hosiery. Stockings, not pantyhose, held up by an old-fashioned garter. Sam didn’t need to look.
He’s back, she thought, adding a curse for good measure.
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Excerpt from The Wedding Crasher by Nikki Stern. Copyright © 2019 by Nikki Stern. Reproduced with permission from Nikki Stern. All rights reserved.
Author Bio:
Nikki Stern is the author of the inspirational HOPE IN SMALL DOSES, a 2015 Eric Hoffer Montaigne Medal finalist, and the thriller THE FORMER ASSASSIN, a 2018 Kindle Book Review category finalist. Her essays are included in three anthologies and she co-authored the interactive Café Noir murder mystery series, published by Samuel French. Eight of her short stories have been published in various online journals and she was a Mark Twain Royal Nonesuch finalist for her short story “Long Away and Far Ago.”
Nikki is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America.
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Tour Reviews:
‘This well written mystery is full of surprises, twists, turns, romance and a dash of suspense.’
~ Archaeolibrarian – I Dig Good Books!
‘an unpredictable plot for suspense and thriller readers, and the twists and turns will keep conspiracy lovers on the edge of their seats.’
~ Nesie’s Place
‘I enjoyed this novel with its good balance of character development and police procedure. ‘
~ Book Reviews From an Avid Reader
‘Wow! ..the last chapters..I read them all in one breath and it is the speed that I like.’
~ EienCafe
‘This book is a gripping read….I say Ms. Stern has done her both the genre as a whole and new characters justice. I highly recommend’
~ Books with Bircky
‘The only “crashing” happening is when you finish this book after pulling an all nightery reading it!’
~ Cheryl’s Book Nook
‘The Wedding Crasher was impossible to put down.’
~ The Literary Apothecary
‘Fantastic story! Gripping, edge-of-your-seat writing.’
~ Wall-to-wall books
‘ the perfect stay up late night read’
~ Cassandra M’s Place
‘an intriguing look at a serial killer investigation with a lot of twists and turns’
~ Buried Under Books
‘4 Stars’
~ Shelleen’s Musings
‘fast-paced, crime fiction, with well-written characters and overall entertaining plot. ‘
~ Jessica Belmont
‘a good read and I found myself itching to return to it when I had to stop due to real life interference. ‘
~ Cy Wyss, Author and Artist
‘I really enjoyed this and the writing.’
~ Simply Kelina
‘the kind of mystery that carries us along like a warm summer breeze ahead of a storm. We know bad things are brewing, but it feels good to lie back and watch as events unfold.’
~ Quiet Fury Books
‘a twisting mystery with a couple of surprise and you have a book perfect for a breezy summer vacation read! ‘
~ bless their hearts mom blog
‘ the kind of mystery that easily keeps the reader captivated, guessing, on their toes, and wanting more!’
~ Jersey Girl Book Reviews
‘there were shocks well written at regular intervals which captured my interest and kept me prodding on to finish this book at a single sitting.’
~ Shalini’s Books & Reviews
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