Murder by Marriage
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MURDER BY MARRIAGE introduces the socially prominent Lawrence family of Boston whose daughter, Angela, is soon to be married. When her parents, Andrew and Julia, arrive to open their beach house on Cape Cod for the gala pre-marital parties, a gruesome spectacle greets them in the high domed foyer. The body of an elderly stranger dangles from the second floor railing! This railing, carved over a hundred years ago for Andrew's grandfather, gave the house its name: Scrimshaw House. Terrified and bewildered, they listen to the police describe a crime which apparently happened weeks earlier. No motive for the crime seems evident. The house had been closed for the winter with only an old caretaker nearby. He recalls nothing out of the ordinary other than a few people stopping by to look at the place which was put up for sale by the Lawrences in recent months.
With impressive strength and fortitude, the Lawrence family decides to continue plans for the wedding parties, and try to forget the unpleasant death of a strange man in their home. However, this is just the beginning of a string of what appear to be random killings in their small town of Sakenett. The nightmare continues with horror gathering about each tragic death. Are the events related somehow to Scrimshaw House and the Lawrences? If so, how and why? When Angela's beloved art teacher is ruthlessly killed, the pressure becomes almost unbearable. Although no immediate pattern emerges to explain the murders, more than one of them does occur at Scrimshaw House. Fear oozes into the community with the fog.
Twists and turns of the plot guide readers of MURDER BY MARRIAGE to a startling final chapter before revealing why death stalks Angela's wedding plans that fateful summer at Scrimshaw House.
About the Author
Lisa Lanman is a writer and editor living in Washington, D.C. She has spent many happy summers on Cape Cod where MURDER BY MARRIAGE takes place. Her books include the suspense novel, WHEN ALLIGATORS LAUGH, set in Southeast Asia.