Sick of Shadows by Sharyn McCrumb is the first book in her Elizabeth MacPherson series of mysteries. Elizabeth is a recent college graduate with no clue what she wants to do with her life. She agrees to be a bridesmaid at her cousin Eileen Chandler's wedding in Georgia partly out of a sense of family obligation and partly because she doesn't have any other plans. She expects a wedding at the Chandlers to be as unique as the family itself, but the plans take a dark turn when the bride-to-be is found dead.
The story is told from Elizabeth's point of view either through her interactions with the various family members or through letters to her brother Bill. Honestly, I found the family to be so eccentric that it bordered on unbelievable for me. Elizabeth's detective skills are more on par with Dr. Watson than Sherlock Holmes, and it is actually her brother Bill who comes to her aid in the end and solves the mystery. I'll give the second book in the series a shot to see if the story telling improves, but I'm really not that impressed at this point and will probably go back to some classic Sherlock Holmes on my Kindle for my next mystery.
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