Cold feet

the long version

Stella Lavender, an SBI undercover narcotics agent, really wants to work homicide. Her boss should listen because she has both the smarts and the nerves. Attending an elegant outdoor wedding where the a bride is murdered just before her wedding, Stella is asked by the local sheriff for assistance. She's energized by the opportunity to prove herself. But why would someone kill Justine, the bride, on her wedding day? Even as a paranoid drug dealer seeks to silence her, Stella must unravel a complex knot of obsession, grief and secrets before Justine's murderer claims another victim.