"Exciting cerebral mystery"
Seattle based wedding event planner Carnegie Kincaid
owns the Elegant Weddings with an Original Flair firm. She
has poured all her money into her business and lives in a
houseboat to cut costs. Her company is starting to obtain
decent customers with the bridesmaid of her latest wedding
to be her next bride. Nickie Parry, the daughter of a high-
powered businessman can hardly wait until her time comes. Nickie's dad Doug is a nervous wreck waiting for the
big day. He once chaired the board of King County Savings
but the bank failed and numerous rumors abound about
security fraud. Doug receives threatening letters and
phone calls warning him not to testify against his former
boss, Nickie's godfather, Keith Guthridge. When Carnegie
is accused of gouging the cost of the wedding to the tune
of thousands, she is asked to step down. Instead Nickie is
kidnapped and the event planner is called in to be the
family spokesperson. Carnegie intends to do everything
possible to free Nickie and see the perpetrators pay. VEILED THREATS is a cerebral mystery that is similar
to a two thousand-piece puzzle. All the clues are there
but it takes a very long time to put them together so the
whole picture can be seen and understood. Deborah Donnelly
is excellent at characterizations, but readers will not
know who are the villains until the author reveals their
true colors. Ms Donnelly is a fresh face in the mystery
genre. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted December 1, 2001
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