Everythingβs coming up roses for garda SiobhΓ‘n and the rest of OβSullivan family in quaint Kilbane, County Cork, Irelandβuntil a murder investigation blooms out of a deadly gardening competition.
While SiobhΓ‘n studies for her Detective Sargeant exams, her brother, Eoin, prepares for the grand opening of his new restaurant, The OβSullivan Six, and concocts a plan to enter Kilbaneβs Top Garden Contest to boost business. But trouble brews when Eoin hires a mercurial landscape designer known for her killer designs. His new partnerβs unflattering reputation and questionable practices nearly eclipse her talentsβand plunge the prestigious competition into chaos.
A lush and intricate winning garden emerges from the controversy, with a spectacular golden statue in the center of the display. But in a devastating twist, the work of art leads to the shocking discovery of a bold and brutal work of murder.
Everyone in town has an opinion about who committed the crime and planted the evidence, from easily bribed sponsors to green-with-envy gardeners. And with another golden statue found in Eoinβs garden display, rumors about his involvement intensify. As local gossip buzzes and a list of suspects grows, itβs up to quick-witted SiobhΓ‘n and her husband, Macdara, to suss out the guilty culpritβs identity . . . before the competition buries another victim.