Summer has arrived at Hollyhock Cottage and romance is in the air. The roses are about to bloom, the garden nursery is filled with fragrance and colourāand Poppy is going on her first proper ādateā in a long time. Despite her qualms about mixing business with pleasure, sheās accepted the invitation of a charming pesticide salesman and is looking forward to a night of flirting and fun. Instead, the evening ends in a chilling murderāit seems that insects werenāt the only ones who found her handsome date toxic company!
Now, the hunt is on for a clever killer with a deadly knowledge of poisons. Luckily, Poppy can count on her āmad scientistā neighbour Bertie to help her sort the cyanides from the cycads, and she soon finds that her sleepy English village is crawling with suspects. There are hostile colleagues with scores to settle and jilted ex-girlfriends with points to prove⦠but was the murder connected to the victimās job? Or was the motive more personal?
Meanwhile, Poppy is grappling with problems at the cottage garden too, from mysterious pests attacking her roses to disgruntled customers leaving in drovesānot to mention a runaway slug leading her on a merry chase! Then thereās Oren, the cheeky ginger tomcat, poking his paws where they donāt belong. But when a threatening note arrives, Poppy realises that cats arenāt the only ones killed by curiosity. Can she solve the mystery and live to prune another day?
This book follows British English spelling and usage.
Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.
This English village mystery is a classic British whodunit and cosy crime story, perfect for fans of women amateur sleuth leads and cat cozy mystery series.
THE ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDEN MYSTERIES
Deadhead and Buried (Book 1)
Silent Bud Deadly (Book 2)
Doom and Bloom (Book 3)
Trowel and Error (Book 4)
Fronds and Enemies (Book 5)
Too Mulch to Handle (Book 6)
Too Mulch to Handle (English Cottage Garden Mysteries ~ Book 6) - H.Y. Hanna
Summer has arrived at Hollyhock Cottage and romance is in the air. The roses are about to bloom, the garden nursery is filled with fragrance and colourāand Poppy is going on her first proper ādateā in a long time. Despite her qualms about mixing business with pleasure, sheās accepted the invitation of a charming pesticide salesman and is looking forward to a night of flirting and fun. Instead, the evening ends in a chilling murderāit seems that insects werenāt the only ones who found her handsome date toxic company!
Now, the hunt is on for a clever killer with a deadly knowledge of poisons. Luckily, Poppy can count on her āmad scientistā neighbour Bertie to help her sort the cyanides from the cycads, and she soon finds that her sleepy English village is crawling with suspects. There are hostile colleagues with scores to settle and jilted ex-girlfriends with points to prove⦠but was the murder connected to the victimās job? Or was the motive more personal?
Meanwhile, Poppy is grappling with problems at the cottage garden too, from mysterious pests attacking her roses to disgruntled customers leaving in drovesānot to mention a runaway slug leading her on a merry chase! Then thereās Oren, the cheeky ginger tomcat, poking his paws where they donāt belong. But when a threatening note arrives, Poppy realises that cats arenāt the only ones killed by curiosity. Can she solve the mystery and live to prune another day?
This book follows British English spelling and usage.
Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.
This English village mystery is a classic British whodunit and cosy crime story, perfect for fans of women amateur sleuth leads and cat cozy mystery series.
THE ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDEN MYSTERIES
Deadhead and Buried (Book 1)
Silent Bud Deadly (Book 2)
Doom and Bloom (Book 3)
Trowel and Error (Book 4)
Fronds and Enemies (Book 5)
Too Mulch to Handle (Book 6)