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"If you're already a fan of detective April Woo's, one of the New York Police Department's sharpest and funniest, all you need to know is that her latest -- "The Silent Bride," by Leslie Glass -- is just out. And if you haven't yet succumbed to the Woo/Glass one-two punch, this story about murder and marriage should win you over." - Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune

"The author's flair for capturing cultural idiosyncrasies and developing quirky characters is highlighted best by her cast of suspects…With its rich characterizations and well drawn setting, this rollicking mystery is a plentiful source for comic thrills and suspenseful chills." - Publishers Weekly

"The Who-Done-It is an intricate puzzle with tantalizing clues sprinkled throughout the story line. This author's novels should be included on every crime thriller fans must read list." - Harriet Klausner

"Once again, Leslie Glass delivers a fascinating, high-voltage, suspense
procedural." - Toby Bromberg, Romantic Times

In the eagerly awaited seventh April Woo novel, The Silent Bride, New York Times best-selling author Leslie Glass takes the popular NYPD Detective Sergeant deep behind the scenes of the glamorous wedding business as she searches for the killer of beautiful young brides.

Leslie Glass has nearly two million April Woo novels in print. All six previous novels in the series have gained critical and popular acclaim. Glass conducts her research on the NYPD front lines, spending long hours at precincts, riding in cruisers, and even shooting at the firing range. Her deep familiarity with New York cops has made her a master of the police procedural and has added life, grit and believability to her novels. Glass continues her commitment to realism with The Silent Bride.

A young bride is shot and instantly killed at her extravagant orthodox wedding. In a city still reeling from the World Trade Center disaster, the possibility of a hate crime heats emotions. Under extreme pressure to find the girl's killer, NYPD Sergeant April Woo and her boyfriend, Lieutenant Mike Sanchez, Commander of the Homicide Task Force, investigate a shocking case that takes one bizarre turn after another. Family members of the bride and groom are feuding, the wedding planner harbors deadly secrets of her own, and a world-famous wedding dress designer does everything she can to protect her reputation. Digging deep into the passions behind the wedding business, April and Mike find themselves wrestling with their own pressures and conflicts about love and marriage.

When a sniper takes deadly aim and kills a second bride on her way up the steps of St. Patrick's Cathedral, fear escalates in a marrying season when no one knows who's next.

Glass grew up in New York City where she worked in book publishing and at New York Magazine. She is the author of ten novels including The Silent Bride (2002), Tracking Time (2000), Stealing Time (1999), Judging Time (1998), Loving Time (1996), Hanging Time (1995), and Burning Time (1993).

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