TERROR IN TAFFETA

Romy Nordlinger exudes pep and professionalism as the voice of wedding-consultant-turned-sleuth Kelsey McKenna. When a bridesmaid collapses during her vows and is pronounced dead, Kelsey's problems as a wedding planner for a destination wedding escalate quickly. Her challenges range from how to cure a tequila hangover to how to get the bride's sister out of a Mexican jail. Nordlinger expertly handles the transitions as Kelsey moves from explaining wedding etiquette to managing a high-maintenance mother of the bride, with hilarious asides meant for Kelsey's photographer bestie and the listener. Nordlinger excels with the mother of the bride's posh clipped cadence and makes the groom and his buddies sound believably masculine. Overall, Nordlinger takes this campy mystery to a place of anticipation that listeners will savor. A.L.C. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2016]