Better Off Wed

**Winner of the Agatha Award for Best First Novel!** Planning weddings can be murder. But stumbling across dead bodies usually isnt on the itinerary. Can a wedding planner use her skills to discover whos killing her clients? Society wedding planner Annabelle Archer is no stranger to wedding day stress but a dead body at her latest fete takes the cake. When suspicion falls on her best friend and caterer Richard Gerard she knows she must find the real culprit before his career is ruined along with her reputation for solving problems. But its no easy feat since the slain mother-of-the-bride was the most hated socialite in the city. As Annabelle navigates DCs powerful social scene to unmask the culprit theres no telling how many more victims the killer will claim or if Annabelle and her friends will be among them. Better Off Wed is the first book in the Annabelle Archer cozy mystery series. If you like charming characters fast-paced comedy and behind-the-scenes glimpses into the wild world of weddings then youll love Laura Durhams Agatha award-winning mystery.