Potting Shed Mystery 6
Random House
October 2017
On Sale: October 17, 2017
Featuring: Batty Bede; Coral Summersun; Pru Parke
261 pages ISBN: 1101968079 EAN: 9781101968079 Kindle: B01MSAATUW e-Book Add to Wish List
A trip to the English countryside turns into a brush with death for Pru Parke, the only gardener whose holiday wouldnβt be complete without a murder to solve.
Pru and her husband, former Detective Chief Inspector Christopher Pearse, are long overdue for a getaway. So when Pru is invited to redesign an Arts and Crafts garden in the picturesque Cotswolds, she and Christopher jump at the chance. Unfortunately, their B&B is more ramshackle than charming, and the once thriving garden, with its lovely Thyme Walk, has fallen into heartbreaking neglect. With the gardenβs owner and designer, Batsford Bede, under the weather, Pru tackles the renovation alone. But just as sheβs starting to make headway, she stumbles upon Batsfordβs body in the gardenβdead and pinned beneath one of his limestone statues.
With such a small police force in the area, Christopher is called upon to lead the investigation. Pru canβt imagine anyone murdering Batsford Bede, a gentle man who preferred to spend his time in quiet contemplation, surrounded by nature. But as her work on the garden turns up one ominous clue after another, Pru discovers that the scenery is more dangerous than she or Christopher could have anticipated.