The Bridegroom Murder: Book Two of the Woodhead & Becker Mysteries

Paul Austin Ardoin

Mar 2022 · The Woodhead & Becker Mysteries Book 2 · Paul Austin Ardoin

About this ebook

This book was originally published under the title Everything’s Gone Green in March 2022.

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Enjoy this pulse-pounding murder mystery novel from USA TODAY bestselling mystery author Paul Austin Ardoin

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“An intelligent and immersive thrill ride reminiscent of Patricia Cornwell and John Sandford, Everything’s Gone Green is the type of thought-provoking mystery that will keep you turning pages. You don’t want to miss this one!”

—Meghan O’Flynn, author of the Ash Park series

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A con man’s death two weeks before his wedding holds only one clue—a peculiar green discoloration in his mouth.

Federal investigators Bernadette Becker and Dr. Kep Woodhead must join forces again to untangle the baffling evidence.

Only they find their search for justice muddied by an old crime and complicated by a local cop with his own agenda.

When the victim’s fiancée is arrested for the murder, Becker and Woodhead are positive she's innocent, just another complication in an already twisted game of cat and mouse with a murderer.

Tracking down the strange green substance leads them to a slaughterhouse with a dark secret, a stalker fresh out of prison, and a locked room in the Oregon high desert.

All hold dangerous secrets…

But does one hold the truth Becker and Woodhead seek, or will the killer strike again?

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KEYWORDS: Oregon high desert murder, female federal investigator, FBI thriller, poisoning thriller, investigator sleuth, hard boiled mystery, interracial romance mystery, detective mystery whodunit crime fiction, Bend Oregon mystery, similar author to Leslie Wolfe, LJ Ross, Willow Rose, Blake Banner, Tom Fowler, Jeff Carson, TJ Jones

Ratings and reviews

Bernadette Decker and Dr. Kep Woodhead return in this fast paced murder mystery. There is no lack of story or twists and turns and red herrings. The combination of Bernadette and Dr Kep is a very interesting one. Not as antagonistic as in the first book, they are learning each others ins and outs and working together a bit better. It would not hurt the story to quickly re-cap a bit of their history but one can always start at the beginning with Ceremony, although one does not have to to enjoy the story. The author writes in a straightfoward manner that I appreciate as a reader. Enjoyed this one and looking forward to what comes next. I received a complimentary copy of this book and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.

About the author

Paul Austin Ardoin is the USA TODAY Bestselling Author of The Fenway Stevenson Mysteries and the Murders of Substance series. His stories and essays have appeared in the anthologies The Paths We Tread, 12 Shots, Bottomfish, and Sweet Fancy Moses. His network security articles have been published in California Computer News and European Communications.

Paul has a B.A. in Creative Writing from University of California, Santa Barbara, and he makes his home in the Sacramento area with his wife, two teenagers, and a menagerie of animals.