Wedding-Themed Mysteries and Thrillers

The only thing worse than going to your ex-boyfriend’s wedding is getting accused of murdering the bride … When Amaya is invited to her childhood friend’s lavish wedding in Sri Lanka, after years of radio silence, she is hurt. But when she finds out that her ex-friend is marrying her ex-boyfriend, she is determined to stop the wedding at any cost. But when the bride goes missing, all eyes turn to Amaya … too bad she isn’t the only one with a good motive.

All hell breaks loose at a Saints and Sinners-themed wedding reception, hosted at a former strip club, when a bridesmaid discovers a woman’s corpse in the restroom. Psychologist Alex Delaware and Lieutenant Milo Sturgis are called to the scene where the expansive guest list turns into a list of suspects. Although the attendees claim not to know the mystery woman, Delaware and Sturgis aren’t convinced. Not only must they identify the victim, but must tie her death to a guest — even possibly — the groom. As the hundreds of guests are questioned, the line between the saints and sinners blurs, making it even more difficult to find “the one.”

Parker Valentine, the owner of the Vino Valentine winery, is ready to attend her cousin’s wedding as both a guest and as the wine supplier. But before the ceremony is over, Prynne, the wedding planner, is found dead — with the recently fired caterer standing over her body. Now, Parker is not just a wedding guest and vintner, but a detective too. Despite the evidence, she’s not convinced it’s the scorned caterer — but one of the many other guests in attendance. Can Parker find the true killer so that her cousin can resume her walk down the aisle and finally say “I do”?

Ex-nun turned amateur sleuth, Christine Bennett is back, this time with a marital mystery. Her crime-solving reputation precedes her when she receives a foreboding phone call. The caller warns Christine that a dead body will turn up at the home of a couple celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. And who is the mysterious caller? The celebrating wife herself. When a gun goes off and the phone call goes out with a literal bang, Christine immediately contacts the police. When they trace the number and race over to the caller’s home, neither she nor her husband is anywhere in sight — but a corpse is.

School psychologist Skye Denison is not looking forward to being the maid of honor at her cousin’s opulent California wedding — and even less, to working with the domineering wedding planner. But when the wedding planner turns up dead, Skye’s cousin is determined that nothing will stand in the way of her big day, leaving Skye to put together the remaining wedding day details. As she finalizes floral arrangements and confirms the dinner menu, she also works alongside the police to look deeper into the death — preferably before her cousin gets married, with a murderer in attendance.

Lucy and Connor’s wedding is straight out of a fairytale — something borrowed, blue, old, and new — all make for the perfect day. But, there’s also something missing too — or rather someone. When Eddie, one of the guests, goes missing, Lucy thinks nothing of it until she finds a dead body of a stranger in a locked closet. Now the police are questioning Lucy about Eddie’s disappearance and his connection to the corpse. Can Lucy set aside her bridal joy to help solve the mystery and finally move forward with this new chapter of her life?

When Richard Chapman decides to host a bachelor party for his brother, he never would’ve expected that it would be a night to die for. Before the night is over, his house is trashed, civilized party guests turn into animals, and two men are found dead — killed by two scared young women brought there by force. As we learn about these two women who have been subjected to unspeakable brutality by their captors, we realize the danger for them is just beginning. And when Richard’s wife, Kristin, returns home to a crime scene, their marriage is put on thin ice and Kristin grapples with her vow of “til death do us part.”

For her bachelorette party in the Greek Islands, Lexi brings together her vastly different bridesmaids for a weekend of sun, sand, and swimming. But the tension-ridden trip comes to a close when one of the women dies — and anyone in the group could have played a hand in it. Throughout the weekend, secrets were spilled, including one bridesmaid who is determined to make sure the wedding doesn’t happen. Which woman was murdered and who is the killer?

When mystery bookstore owner Annie Laurence and her fiancé, detective Max Darling get married, their life together hardly begins before it’s interrupted. At their wedding reception, Annie and Max receive a troubling phone call — Annie’s bookstore assistant, Ingrid, screaming bloody murder! But when they rush to the scene of the crime, Ingrid is missing and the body of the neighborhood Peeping Tom is dead on the living room rug. The search for Ingrid is on and the honeymoon is off. Can Annie and Max solve the murder before their chance at a celebration is as dead as the man on the floor?