Happy Friday & welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Reading Is My Superpower! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Death Knells and Wedding Bells by Eva Gates. I love that her books take place on the Outer Banks of North Carolian, it’s such a beautiful and relaxing place to visit.
And the first lines are………….
“I can’t remember when, if ever, my feet hurt this much,” my husband said to me. I leaned my head on his shoulder and attempted to smother another burp.
About The Book
Librarian Lucy’s wedding is nearly perfect—aside from a missing guest and the strangled body she finds. Now, she must vow to find the killer in this 10th Lighthouse Library mystery.
Lucy and Connor planned for the perfect Outer Banks wedding—and that’s exactly what they got. Aside from typical rumblings of familial tensions, the late spring weather allowed for a beautiful day, the food was delicious, and everyone had a good time, until one of the guests goes missing.
Before Lucy can look forward to the rest of her life in Nags Head and the work she does at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, she gets a phone call from her boss, Bertie James. Eddie, Bertie’s friend, never made it back home after the reception. Initially, Lucy doesn’t think anything of it—sometimes wedding guests simply have a little too much fun. But this quickly turns to something darker when she discovers the body of a wedding guest strangled in a locked closet, and the police immediately start asking questions about Eddie. Lucy must figure out if the two are connected before it’s too late—both for Bertie’s friend and the rest of her wedding guests.
With the Classic Novel Reading Club reading the Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe—Lucy wonders if the master of the macabre can assist her investigation or if the hunt for the killer’s identity will remain as nothing more than an unsolved mystery.
Let me know the first lines of the book closest to you.
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26 replies on “First Line Friday”
A lighthouse LIBRARY mystery, with a gorgeous cake on the front too?! Yes, please!! LOL! I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this one. Have a great weekend!
Her covers are so eye-catching and it’s such a fun series. I’ll be posting it here when I read it.
The librarian’s wedding was *nearly* perfect—just a body! I do love libraries and lighthouses…
Same here. This is such a fun series, especially with Charlie the cat. I hope you get a chance to read this one.
Burping and achy feet? Yep, that’s me!😂 I love the cover too Deanne! Have a fabulous Friday!🤗📚🌸💜
Hehe, that sounds like me too 😂 Off to the store now than some take out. Hope your evening is going well. 🤗🌻🪷😀📚
I’m currently reading A Match in the Making by Jen Turano. It’s so fun!
“I don’t believe you’ve thoroughly considered our current situation, Mrs. Parker,” Gwendolyn said as she stuffed a bathing costume into the woven bag she was packing.
I hope you have a great weekend! 😀❤️📚
I finished that a few weeks ago, so good 👍🏻.
This sounds like a delightful mystery! Thanks for sharing it.
Happy weekend!
You’re welcome and Happy Weekend to you as well 😀🪷🤗. It’s such a fun series, I always look forward to new ones in this series.
And a lighthouse AND a library in the same book, which is also a cozy mystery?! Sounds perfect! I laughed at the first line, because my husband literally said exactly that to me yesterday. LOL Happy Reading!
I love that I toured several lighthouses on the Outer Banks so I feel like I can relate to this series, though none are big enough to house a library. Such a fun series.
That sounds like an interesting book. The closest book to me is Historica, a large history book. The first line is “Historica is both a narration and interpretation of history from the year 1000”.
I’m sure it will be. I love history but I prefer my history I read about from the 1800’s. That far back I just can’t relate to. I hope you enjoyed it.
EVERYONE loves the cover; it is cute and well-designed. The cozy mystery sounds like a good one; nice review!
It really is an appealing cover. This series is fun. Thank you!
My first line this week is from Confessions to a Stranger by Danielle Grandinetti:
The caw of a seagull yanked Adaleigh Stirland’s gaze from her worn journal.
She has great books.
I love this series and will read this one a bit closer to publication time.
Me too Carla. I hope we both love it.
I like that first line! I hope you enjoy this one
Thank you, I’ll read it closer to the publish date.
I need to catch up on this series. Enjoy!
Thank you. I agree so many series to keep up with.
Great post! The first lines of Death Knells and Wedding Bells by Eva Gates really draw you in. I was curious to know if Lucy’s investigation had any connection to the missing guest – was that ever alluded to throughout the book?
Michael Thomas
This is a great and intriguing series. Though I haven’t read this one yet as it publishes on June 6 I will be posting my review here as soon as I read it. Welcome aboard, thank you for joining us, Michael.