num_pages: 248
description: National bestselling author Amanda Flower returns with her second floral Magic Garden mystery perfect for readers of Paige Shelton and Sheila Connolly. Florist Fiona Knox left behind her gloomy life for a magical garden in Scotland but a murder on her shops opening day spells doom.Fiona Knox thought she was pulling her life back together when she inherited her godfathers cottage in Duncreigan Scotlandcomplete with a magical walled garden. But the erstwhile Tennessee flower shop owner promptly found herself puddle boot-deep in danger when she found a dead body among the glimmering blossoms. One police investigation later (made a trifle less unpleasant by the presence of handsome Chief Inspector Neil Craig) and Fionas life is getting back on a steady though bewitched track. Her sister Isla has just moved in with her and the grand opening of her new spellbound venture the Climbing Rose Flower Shop in Aberdeenshire is imminent. But dark ensorcelled clouds are gathering to douse Fionas newly sunny outlook. First imperious parish minister Quaid MacCullen makes it undeniably clear that he would be happy to send Fiona back to Tennessee. Then a horrific lightning storm rife with terribly omen threatens to tear apart the elderly cottage and sends Fi and Isla cowering under their beds. The storm passes but then Fi is called away from the Climbing Roses opening soiree when Kipling the tiny villages weak-kneed volunteer police chief finds a dead body on the beach. The body proves difficult to identify but Kipling is certain its that of the parish minister. Which makes Fiona MacCullens new nemesis a suspect. And whats worse Isla has seemed bewitched as of latedid she do something unspeakable to protect her sister? The last thing Fiona wanted to do was play detective again. But now the rosy future shed envisioned is going to seed and if she and Craig cant clear her name her idyllic life will wilt away in Death and Daisies national bestselling author Amanda Flowers second enchanting Magic Garden mystery.
language: English
title: Death and Daisies
publisher: Crooked Lane Books