Monday, February 18, 2019

Pruning the Dead by Julia Henry

Started: 1/27/19
Finished: 2/18/19
Year: 2019
Pages: 346
Genre: Mystery
Grade: B
Reason for reading: received through GoodReads.com; review for MyShelf.com
Blurb (from back cover): "With hundreds flocking to her inaugural garden party, meticulous Lilly Jayne hasn't left a single petal out of place. But the picture-perfect gathering turns unruly upon the arrival of Merilee Frank, Lilly's ex-husband's catty third wife. Merilee lives for trouble, so no one is surprised after she drinks too much, shoves a guest into the koi pond, and gets escorted off the property. The real surprise comes days later-when Merilee is found dead in a pile of mulch....
"Lilly wishes she could stick to pruning roses and forget about Merilee's murder-until her best friend and ex become suspects in an overgrown homicide case. Now, aided by the Garden Squad, an unlikely group of amateur crime solvers with a knack for planting, Lilly knows she has limited time to identify the true culprit and restore order to Goosebush. Because if the murderer's plot isn't nipped in the bud, another victim could be pushing up daisies!"
Opinion: For a debut mystery series, this novel is a good one. Lots of descriptions of characters and town. I will be looking for additional books in the series. For a more complete review, please check out MyShelf.com in the near future.

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