'Til Death Do Us Part (Bailey Weggins Series #3) » (Abridged)

Kate White is one busy woman. When she isn t helming Cosmopolitan magazine as editor-in-chief, she is writing her wonderfully wicked mystery novel series starring Bailey Weggins or penning sly self-help volumes like How to Set His Thighs on Fire.

When she gets a call from Ashley Hanes on a frigid January night, Bailey's ready to tell her she's not pulling any of her Gloss magazine strings to get Ashley into a designer sample sale. But the Connecticut trust-fund baby isn't looking for fashion favors; she wants to rehash the Cross/Slavin wedding. It turns out that Peyton Cross-the Vera Wang-attired bride and Martha Stewart wannabe-is once again the talk of the town. Two of her bridesmaids have recently died in freak accidents and Ashley's terrified she'll be next.

Bailey's interest is definitely piqued-she was a college roommate of Peyton's and a bridesmaid as well. Leaving her latest boyfriend behind in Manhattan, Bailey bundles up for the cold, scenic drive to Ivy Hill Farm in Greenwich, Connecticut, home of Peyton's burgeoning catering and gourmet food business. She's barely begun asking questions when Ashley becomes Bridesmaid Casualty #3.

Kirkus Reviews

White's take on Four Funerals and a Wedding is a gift to every girl who's ever looked for another reason to avoid being a bridesmaid. The wedding of Peyton Cross, a Martha Stewart act-alike, may have been picture-perfect, but the sequel's been no honeymoon for the friends who stood up for her. Jamie Howe's been electrocuted in her bathtub, and Robin Lolly's fallen victim to a lethal combination of antidepressants and forbidden foods. Interior decorator Ashley Hanes, another member of the wedding party, begs Gloss magazine true-crime writer Bailey Weggins (A Body to Die For, 2003, etc.) to look into the deaths. But Bailey, who assures us she's "not connected to the glittery, glossy side" of her fashion mag, is skeptical. After all, "why would someone want to pick off a bunch of bridesmaids?" Accompanying fearful Ashley to Peyton's stronghold in toney Greenwich, Conn., Bailey doesn't get any quick answers. But she does get more evidence when Ashley herself is found dead, apparently the victim of a third fatal accident, leaving Bailey one of three surviving bridesmaids. The cops blow Bailey off; Peyton's too self-absorbed to lift a finger; the surviving wedding participants simply point at each other; and Bailey's weekend squeeze is too busy breaking up with her to help. Looks as if it's up to Bailey to figure out which of Jamie's wedding photos will nab the killer. Another dish of smooth, upscale gossip laced with low-grade mystery-mongering. Agent: Sandra Dijkstra/Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency