Reverend Clare Brakespear attends a wedding where things do not go smoothly. Not only are there family dramas – what wedding doesn’t have it you say – and someone is fatally stabbed with a cake knife. Though the police are certain of the culprit, Clare disagrees, knowing that human relationships are complex and decides to investigate. She’s quickly embroiled in situations that even she finds tumultuous. Is she over her head or will justice prevail? Clare’s a great character; funny, observant, self-deprecating and full of knowledge.

The Reverend Clare Breakspear is used to life being rather full, with a young family and a Golden Retriever to manage as well as the parish.

But a wedding at which a guest is stabbed with the cake knife proves to be a bit much...

Excellent