VBT# Review: Beach Wedding - Michael Ledwidge

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Beach Wedding

Review: Beach Wedding - Michael Ledwidge - February 2022

I have to admit firstly, the only reason that I wanted to read this book was that I knew of this author as he had co-written the Michael Bennett series with James Patterson and I am also all for giving the co-writers stories ago. Beach Wedding was amazing and such a great read and if you are familiar with the Michael Bennett series, you could see bits and pieces coming through the writing of Beach Wedding and also gave you an insight into what Michael had brought to the series. For example, Michael Bennett's family is Irish and a big family, and therefore the family in Beach Wedding The O'Rourkes had Irish blood but were Irish-American and a big family. The other thing I loved was that despite this book being set in the Hamptons area and an amazing mansion to die for, the family - even the bride's upper-English family all had down-to-earth energy about them.  Beach Wedding starts with the brother Tom's wedding, here has rented out the biggest house in the Hamptons and created an extravaganza for himself but also as an F-U to the town that turned their backs on their family about twenty years prior.  The book mainly focuses on one of the brothers Terry O'Rourke who followed in his father's footsteps and became a police officer.  Being in this town has brought back memories of the last case his Dad worked on "The Death of Noah Sutton". While checking out the mansion, he has found the last manuscript of Xavier Kelsey who was writing before he died a book about the death of Noah Sutton. This is Terry's chance to finally finish what his father started, but will he be ready for the can of worms and pandora's box he is about to crack open?  Find out in this fast-paced murder mystery that is also written in a similar style to JP's with the short chapters and fast-pacedness.  I am now looking forward to reading Michael's other books. PS - this is also published under Beach Murder - depending on which country you purchase the book from, one of those UK/US title changes.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3zYUKU5






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