Synopses & Reviews
Police lieutenant Karl Genesko and his fiancee, computer pro Anneke Haagen, are finally tying the knot-and in-law-deep in pre-wedding jitters and activities. Anneke's grown daughters and granddaughter are arriving soon, she's got her consulting business ends tied up, and the University of Michigan's Art Museum rotunda is a glorious wedding locale. But when Karl is called away suddenly to investigate a mailbomb murder in Oakland, the victim turns out to be "Vince Mattus"-and the happy couple become suspects in the case. Mattus is one of six computer gamers in Anneke's on-line chats-evidence found in his apartment links the group, and Karl, to the murder. From a punk party girl to a Silicon Valley heavy, the suspects create a murder game to catch the killer--on-line. As the game zeroes in on the culprit, identities disappear and emerge. And for Karl and Anneke, "till death do us part" might happen sooner than anyone suspected...
Review
"Anneke is an appealing sleuth, her policeman a perfect foil." --
San Francisco Chronicle"[Holtzer] lifts herself into the front ranks of present-day mystery writers." --Margaret Maron, author of Storm Track and Home Fires
"A mystery writer to watch...Both mystery lovers and computer buffs will enjoy this imaginative romp." --Publishers Weekly
"Anneke is the kind of friend with whom one gets comfortable, sinking into the sofa and sipping a brandy, quietly conversing until past midnight." --Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
Synopsis
When "Vince Mattus, " poster boy for road rage on the information highway, is murdered, Anneke Haagen's computer staff and even her police lieutenant fianc are suspects. And, as they use their skills to investigate, they begin to wonder what they really knew about "Vince, " or for that matter, each other.
About the Author
Susan Holtzer divides her time between Ann Arbor and the San Francisco area.
The Wedding Game is her sixth book in the University of Michigan series.