Better yet, try a florist's convention with more than enough flowers for a grave or two. Anne Underwood Grant proves the worth of this observation in her latest Sydney Teague mystery, the aptly named Cuttings . At a huge Charlotte, N.C., flower show, a killer decides to say it with flowers and precedes each murder with the delivery of an ornate bouquet. Sydney, ad agent and convention organizer, worries when she receives duplicates of the same murder-portending bouquets. Knowing that the killer could be working beside her makes Sydney's struggle to protect herself and her children whilst managing the show that much more difficult.
Grant spins a tense and unforgettable tale that builds to a wonderfully chilling end.
As the truth finally bloomed, Cuttings gave me one of my most frightening moments in a non-horror fiction. Definitely one of the year's best. Stephen Metherell-Smith Click here to share your views.