When a grounds-keeper is murdered in the flower bed beside her cottage at a retirement center, Abigail Billings decides she wants to know who did it. She enlists the help of a retired lawyer Ben Martin and retired police homicide detective Harry Spenser as her partners in solving the crime. Clues po
Mulch Ado about Murder
โ Scribed by Maxwell, Edith
- Book ID
- 109428676
- Publisher
- Kensington
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781496700292
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โฆ Synopsis
It's been a hot, dry spring in Westbury, Massachusetts. As organic farmer Cam Flaherty waits for much-needed rain, storm clouds of mystery begin to gather. Once again, it's time to put away her sun hat and put on her sleuthing cap . . .
May has been anything but merry for Cam so far. Her parents have arrived unexpectedly and her crops are in danger of withering away. But all of that's nothing compared to the grim fate that lies in store for one of her neighbors. Nicole Kingsbury is the proud owner of the town's new hydroponic greenhouse. She claims the process will be 100% organic, but she uses chemicals to feed her crops. To Cam's surprise, her mother embarrasses her by organizing a series of loud public protests against Nicole's operation.
When Nicole is found dead in a vat of hydroponic slurry--clutching another set of rosary beads--Detective Pete Pappas has a new murder to solve. Showers may be scarce this spring, but there's no shortage of suspects,...
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