A Killer Wedding by Joan O’Leary (Sept 23, 2025) Thank you, @williammorrow, for the free advanced reading copy!
Christine has landed the assignment of a lifetime: covering the wedding of beauty mogul Gloria Beaufort’s grandson for Bespoke fashion magazine. With a lavish destination celebration on the Emerald Isle, this feature is set to be a career-maker. But when Gloria, the billionaire matriarch behind the Glo empire, is found dead on the very first day, everything changes.
Instead of calling the police, the family closes ranks, deciding to cover up the death until after the wedding. Bound by NDAs, Christine and the wedding staff are forced to play along. But Christine is no fool. While reporting on the glittering festivities, she quietly begins investigating. The more secrets and lies she uncovers, the murkier the truth becomes – and soon, her own life may be on the line. (Rich people really are the worst.)
Think Succession meets Knives Out at an extravagant Irish estate…messy, dramatic, secret-filled, and impossible to put down. Told through multiple POVs and a dual timeline that shifts between past and present, readers are given a front-row seat to the drama. We know just enough to stay hooked, but the full picture doesn’t come together until the very end.
🎧 Audiobook Thoughts: Amanda Dolan does a remarkable job voicing a large cast, particularly when each chapter is from a different character’s POV. I really enjoyed her performance. (12h 29m)
Book: 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫
🎧 Audio performance: 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫
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