In this enchanting new read in the fan-favorite series from aUSA Today bestselling author, garda of County Cork, Ireland, Siobhán OSullivan and Macdaras Flannery, are about to get married at last. But just as the rowdy OSullivan brood and all the regulars of the local bistro have gathered at the church, the nuptials come to an abrupt halt when the discovery of an unidentified skeleton puts the wedding on pause

If only her mother could be here! The entire OSullivan broodnot to mention the regulars from Naomis Bistrohave gathered at St. Marys Church for the wedding of Siobhán and Macdara. Its not every day you see two garda marrying each other. Only Siobháns brother James is missing. They cant start without him.
 
But when James finally comes racing in, hes covered in dirt and babbling hes found a human skeleton in the old slurry pit at the farmhouse. What farmhouse? Macdara sheepishly admits he was saving it as a wedding surprise: he purchased an abandoned dairy farm. Duty calls, so the engaged garda decide to put the wedding on hold to investigate.
 
James leads them to a skeleton clothed in rags that resemble a tattered tuxedo. As an elderly neighbor approaches, she cries out that these must be the remains of her one true love who never showed up on their wedding day, fifty years ago. The garda have a cold case on their hands, which heats up the following day when a fresh corpse appears on top of the bridegrooms bones. With a killer at large, they need to watch their backsor the nearly wedded couple may be parted by death before theyve even taken their vows. . .
 
Fans of charming Irish mysteries will delight in the ways this convoluted case ensnares the heroine and her supporting cast.
Kirkus Reviews