Carol Higgins Clark, Hitched

Hitched

Carol Higgins Clark

Scribner, April 2006, $24.00, 288 pp.

ISBN 0743289420

It has been a long time coming, but finally California private detective Regan Reilly is getting married to NYPD captain Jack Reilly, head of the Major Case Squad. The happy couple are going to live in Jack's Tribecca loft, but with just a week to go before the wedding, Regan has a lot of details to settle. The most important item is to pick up her wedding dress, but when she goes to Alfred and Cherisse's Couture, she finds the owners tied up and the wedding gown stolen, along with twenty thousand dollars in cash.

Regan is determined to find the thief who stole her gown, and the robbery gains media attention as a human interest story. The thieves are driving to Las Vegas to sell the dresses there, while Regan is dealing with the dress and the other brides who also had their dresses stolen. Jack is trying to catch a bank robber who is only active on rainy days. As he keeps apprised of Regan in her investigation, he discovers a link to his case that just might catch the perpetrator. Regan takes all the problems surrounding the wedding in her stride, concentrating on catching a jewel thief, and a missing woman who was attending one of the bride's bachelorette party.

Looking for an exciting light-hearted mystery with an eccentric cast of characters, some of whom surprisingly turn out to be crooks? Look no further than HITCHED, the latest and most romantic Regan Reilly mystery. Readers finally see Jack as a three dimensional character who is not afraid to show his love for his fiance. The two protagonists share equal billing in this delightfully charming crime caper.