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Jacket Description/Back:"Professional academic and amateur sleuth Alison Bergeron is worried to death about her best friend's wedding in her latest and wildest adventure yet!""QUIRKY, ROMANTIC...fashionable, free-spirited [and] intense "--"Tampa Tribune"You'd think, now that she's off the hook for murder, that Alison, an English professor at a cushy college campus just north of chaotic New York City, would be able to relax. But how can she, with a wedding in the works? A Ph. D can only go so far..."Will please readers who like action and romance in the same package."--"Booklist"The recently-divorced Alison couldn't be happier for her best friend, the bride Max. The problem is with the groom. Namely, his best man: the stunningly handsome yet technically married NYPD homicide detective Bobby Crawford. Alison just can't stop day-dreaming about him--until a new nightmare unfolds. "Series Grade: A."--Susan McBride, author of the Debutante Dropout MysteriesAlison's ex-husband has just turned up dead. And now that's she's being dragged into another murder investigation--his time, involving the Mob-boss parent of a student--Bobby might be the only man she can trust with her life. But will he ever make Alison his wife? With a killer on the loose, the pursuit of happiness may just have to wait... Review Quotes:"Barbieri's in top form as she delivers her smooth sequel to her witty debut."--"Publishers Weekly""QUIRKY, ROMANTIC...fashionable, free-spirited [and] intense "--"Tampa Tribune""Will please readers who like action and romance in the same package."--"Booklist""Series Grade: A."--Susan McBride, author of the Debutante Dropout MysteriesBiographical Note: Maggie Barbieri, author of "Murder 101," is a freelance textbook editor as well as a mystery novelist. Her father was a member of the New York Police Department, and his stories provide much of the background for her mysteries. This is her second novel. She lives in Westchester County, New York. Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 09/24/2007 pg. 48 (EAN 9780312355388, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2007 pg. 959 (EAN 9780312355388, Hardcover)

Romantic Times 12/01/2007 pg. 81 (EAN 9780312355388, Hardcover)

Booklist 12/01/2007 pg. 27 (EAN 9780312355388, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Barbieri, Maggie MAGGIE BARBIERI is a freelance editor as well as a mystery novelist. Her father was a member of the NYPD, and his stories provide much of the background for her novels.