214 pages
English language
Published June 25, 1998 by St. Martin's Press.
Lily Bard heads home for the holidays.Lily heads to her hometown of Bartley for her estranged sister’s Christmas Eve wedding. But there is something in the air besides holiday cheer—there’s murder. And Lily must work fast to clean up the messy case before her sister promises to love, honor, and obey a killer.
I read the first of Charlaine Harris' Lily Bard books a few days ago. I have roared through #1 - #3. I can't really say what makes them so compulsive for me. I've enjoyed all of Harris' series, so it's no surprise I'd like this one, too. Lily is smart, contained, careful, and dangerous. She just wants to make a living and not be noticed, but life can get entangling.
Lily is looking forward to spending Christmas with Jack but first she must return to her home town, and the family she ran from, for her sister's wedding. Before she leaves, she reads an article in the paper about unsolved crimes including a baby snatched around Thanksgiving eight years earlier. When she gets to Bartley, she's horrified to be in the middle of a murder case once more...
Another good mystery from Charlaine Harris. I did think Lily's family were going to be horrible when compared to her thoughts in previous books but they seemed like a nice normal family whose worst crime was caring for her. With a title like Shakespeare's Christmas you'd expect it to be quite festive but the plot unfolds around the wedding plans instead and you would be able to read this any time of year.
Being away from home Lily spends less time working …
Lily is looking forward to spending Christmas with Jack but first she must return to her home town, and the family she ran from, for her sister's wedding. Before she leaves, she reads an article in the paper about unsolved crimes including a baby snatched around Thanksgiving eight years earlier. When she gets to Bartley, she's horrified to be in the middle of a murder case once more...
Another good mystery from Charlaine Harris. I did think Lily's family were going to be horrible when compared to her thoughts in previous books but they seemed like a nice normal family whose worst crime was caring for her. With a title like Shakespeare's Christmas you'd expect it to be quite festive but the plot unfolds around the wedding plans instead and you would be able to read this any time of year.
Being away from home Lily spends less time working out although she does manage to squeeze in some cleaning!
