Pruning the Dead (Garden Squad, Bk 1)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Author:
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Pruning the Dead is the debut of the A Garden Squad Mystery series featuring Lillian "Lilly" Jayne and set in the coastal town of Goosebush, Massachusetts. Lilly is a sixty five year old retiree who has shut herself off from friends and neighbors for several years following the death of her second husband, Alan.
Deciding it was time to get reacquainted with life, Lilly elects to bring back her annual garden party at Windward, her ancestral home. With the help of Delia Greenway, Alan's brilliant research assistant turned Lilly's live in assistant, the gardens are back to being beautiful and the townspeople are flocking through the gates. Unfortunately, Lilly's first husband Pete arrives with his third wife Merilee in tow. While Lilly has a soft spot for her ex husband she really can't tolerate his new wife and when the woman drinks too much, falls in the Koi pond and has to be escorted from the premises, Lilly's impression of Merilee doesn't improve.
The garden party gives Lilly the spark she needs to get out and explore Goosebush, and hopping aboard her red Vespa the first thing she notices is that the once beautiful Alden Park has gone to weeds. With the help of Delia and hardware store owner, Ernie Johnson a group of volunteers has come together to clean up the park and everyone is excited to get started until Delia finds the dead body of Merilee face down in the mulch.
With so many people despising the woman, the list of potential suspects is a mile long but when Pete is named as the prime suspect, Lilly sets out with the help of her friends to uncover the real killer. In her efforts to find the culprit Lilly discovers that many suspicious things have been occurring around town while she's been sequestered at Windward, and soon finds herself front and center in solving the problems and revitalizing the community.
A captivating plot with thought provoking characters. A little more serious than the typical lighthearted cozy, it will be interesting to see what the future has in store for Lilly, Delia and new neighbor, Roderick "Roddy" Lyden.
Deciding it was time to get reacquainted with life, Lilly elects to bring back her annual garden party at Windward, her ancestral home. With the help of Delia Greenway, Alan's brilliant research assistant turned Lilly's live in assistant, the gardens are back to being beautiful and the townspeople are flocking through the gates. Unfortunately, Lilly's first husband Pete arrives with his third wife Merilee in tow. While Lilly has a soft spot for her ex husband she really can't tolerate his new wife and when the woman drinks too much, falls in the Koi pond and has to be escorted from the premises, Lilly's impression of Merilee doesn't improve.
The garden party gives Lilly the spark she needs to get out and explore Goosebush, and hopping aboard her red Vespa the first thing she notices is that the once beautiful Alden Park has gone to weeds. With the help of Delia and hardware store owner, Ernie Johnson a group of volunteers has come together to clean up the park and everyone is excited to get started until Delia finds the dead body of Merilee face down in the mulch.
With so many people despising the woman, the list of potential suspects is a mile long but when Pete is named as the prime suspect, Lilly sets out with the help of her friends to uncover the real killer. In her efforts to find the culprit Lilly discovers that many suspicious things have been occurring around town while she's been sequestered at Windward, and soon finds herself front and center in solving the problems and revitalizing the community.
A captivating plot with thought provoking characters. A little more serious than the typical lighthearted cozy, it will be interesting to see what the future has in store for Lilly, Delia and new neighbor, Roderick "Roddy" Lyden.
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