I is for
Icon, Intrigue and Irony and…
It would seem in a mystery,
especially mystery suspense, that there is always a certain amount of irony.
The hobby,
candle making, of protagonist, Danielle Maynard Ord, in Death By Candlelight makes a convenient murder weapon. But wait,
you say, if she's the protagonist, she wouldn't murder--unless, of course,
she's an anti-hero.
That's where
the intrigue comes in. We are
invested in Danielle's life before murder or estrangement enters the picture. She's a high spirited, fun-loving, hard-working
young woman. Her past may have had some scraggy moments in it. Her parent's
life style is a major snag in her memory, but a hopeful future, which includes a
husband, Randolph Ord III, is in her mind.
The future looks
broad, bright and beautiful, until, the icon
of happily-ever-after marriage, the fairy tale, becomes a nightmare.
A candle
infused with cyanide, a lethal weapon, but is it a murder weapons? In whose
hands? You decide!
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