After life threw Maggie Walker a few curveballs, she’s happy to be back in the small, Berkshires town where she spent so much time as a child. Marlowe holds many memories for her, and now it also offers a fresh start. Maggie has always loved gardening, so it’s only natural to sign on to help Violet Bloom set up a community garden.
When opening day arrives, Violet is nowhere to be found, and the gardeners are restless. Things go from bad to worse when Maggie finds a boot buried in one of the plots… and there’s a body attached to it. Suddenly, the police are looking for a killer and they keep asking questions about Violet. Maggie doesn’t believe her friend could do this, and she’s going to dig up the dirt needed to prove it.
I really enjoyed this novel. It grabbed me from the beginning. I was annoyed along with Maggie at Cousin Simon. I was worried about Violet, and I was grateful for Sally. I felt anger at Chief Whitacker (how do you not know that your wife is leaking information?!), and exasperation with Detective Quinn. Though I admit that I want to follow these characters and their lives.
After many mysteries where the ending was so anticlimactic, I was happy for this one. The reasoning made sense, and the suspects were plentiful.
Overall, I rate this novel 5 out of 5 stars.
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