Paul Austin Ardoin

The Bridegroom Murder: An Unconventional Forensic Mystery Paul Austin Ardoin

A dead groom. A strange green stain. And a case more toxic than anyone expected...

Federal investigator Bernadette Becker travels to Bend, Oregon, to investigate a suspicious death. Two weeks before his wedding, a successful entrepreneur with a carefully manufactured life and a growing list of enemies is found dead in his condo. There are no signs of struggle—only a bizarre green discoloration in his mouth. Working alongside Dr. Kep Woodhead, an abrasive forensic toxicologist with an extraordinary sense of smell, Becker uncovers online scams, fake identities, and a trail of deception stretching far beyond the victim’s inner circle.

But the closer Becker and Woodhead get to the truth, the stranger the case becomes…