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Monday, June 6, 2022

A Murder of Brides, by Sulari Gentill


 "A Murder of Brides," by Sulari Gentill, in The Perfect Crime, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Harper Collins, 2022.

 We're in Australia in the 1920s.  Gus and Harriet make a precarious living as traveling photographers.  They specialize in brides and grooms, but since they only hit a town every few months they are taking pictures of recent newlyweds, not the actual nuptials.  They "advertise a pledge to deliver a wedding portrait while the couple was still in love."

Today a policeman asks them to photograph the scene of a brutal murder.  Fortunately for the cops they have a ready-made suspect, and he's even a Chinese servant.  Who will quarrel with such a simple solution?  Only the photographers see a flaw...

The special treat in this story is the guest who is traveling around with our heroes.  He's a writer and you might say he has a bit of an obsession.  His identity is not exactly a secret, but I won't spoil it for you.