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Mother of the Bride Turns Amateur Sleuth
Barbour Set to Launch New Cozy Mystery Series

Uhrichsville, OH—Someone stole $25,000 in cash from the Clark County Savings and Loan, and amateur sleuth Annie Peterson is determined to catch the culprit—even if it’s her own husband. Author Janice A. Thompson takes readers on a humorous ride with Clark County’s newest mother of the bride in The Wedding Caper (Barbour Publishing, October 2006), the first book in the new “Bridal Mayhem” cozy mystery series.

When Annie’s twin daughters, Candy and Brandi, announce their engagements on the same night, she knows that paying for both weddings is going to be interesting. But, she doesn’t realize how interesting until her husband, Warren, shows up with an envelope stuffed with cash for wedding expenses—to the tune of $25,000.

Although Annie knows that Warren has always been an upright and godly man, she can’t help but think he had something to do with the burglary, particularly because he worked at the bank and offered no explanation as to where the money came from. With the help of an Internet course on investigative skills, Annie sets out to discover the truth and determine who really took the money.

But, she soon finds herself completely caught up in the case, sizing up everyone as a potential suspect—the security guard at the bank who claims to be a single mother, her former Sunday school teacher who is a loan officer at the bank and whose wife is dying of cancer, the family whose catering business made the deposit (or did they?), a prodigal son who the police believe was involved—and of course, Warren.

But throughout the process, God’s teaching Annie a thing or two about what it means to trust Him, rather than trying to figure everything out on her own. As Annie follows His leading, the clues fall into place, until there is only one person who could have pulled off this crime.

Janice A. Thompson is a Christian author who lives in the Houston area. In 2004, her two oldest daughters both received proposals within weeks of each other. The weddings came off without a hitch! Janice has since coordinated weddings for friends and is thrilled to incorporate many of her adventures into her novels.


Releasing October 2006…The Wedding Caper, Janice A. Thompson, Barbour Publishing, 5 3/16 " x 8", softcover, 320 pages, $9.97, ISBN: 1-59789-524-5

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