Laura Durham

Weddings are murder. Trust me, I was a wedding planner for 25 years and, boy, do I have the stories to prove it! I was inspired to write the Annabelle Archer mystery series because of an overwhelming desire to kill a particularly unpleasant Mother-of-the-Bride, or MOB. Realizing that actually doing the deed would be bad for business, I settled for writing murder instead. The resulting fictionalized expose of the Washington wedding industry has been called "the perfect mixture of mirth and murder." BETTER OFF WED won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel.

The real-life antics of my colleagues and clients continue to inspire my writing but no longer plan weddings so I can write more books. Thanks for reading!

Cheers!

Laura Durham