Josie has misgivings about the project from the beginning. Josie lets her carpenter Nic hire the crew and Nic inadvertently hires a man named Leslie, thinking he was a woman, who Josie finds out is uninsurable. Then Josie learns her wealthy employer has hired his young, inexperienced grandson as the project architect and she knows the project is doomed.

While doing demolition, the crew finds two mannequins and one dead body. The police find plenty of people on Josie’s crew to point the finger at, including Nic who did some time in jail for accessory to murder many years before. It isn’t long before Josie is sure the project will never be completed and the reputation of her company will be in ruins.

Not needing one more thing on her plate - literally - as two local friends vie for the honor of creating the wedding meal, Josie takes matters into her own hands. She wants to find out who is trying to sabotage her crew and job and why the pretty new female on the police force seems so interested in Josie’s crew and her son.

As always, Josie is an intrepid heroine, though with her wedding looming all her future mother-in-law’s plans have her a bit off of her game. Josie is uncharacteristically flustered when her crew finds the first mannequin, not noticing that it was a mannequin. Police Chief Rooney and his son continue to harass Josie, her friends and family and reluctantly agree to listen to her viable theory for the murder and reasons behind it.

When the murderer is revealed, an unconvincing motive is offered, though the means are very involved. Once Josie takes control of her company and life she will be back in her element and as enjoyable as ever.

--Jennifer Monahan Winberry