Keeping mum
By: Alyse Carlson
Series: A Garden Society mystery
Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780425252062
Subjects: Murder; Gardening; Investigation; Auctions; Societies; Gardens; Fiction
Description: Cam and her best friend, Annie, are planning a gala for a local Senate candidate -- a murder mystery themed silent auction where the guests bid on who will be the night's "victim". Coordinating a beautiful display of fall flowers and planning the perfect fake crime is hard enough, but with a guest list that is a "who's who" of the Roanoke elite, Cam has her hands full navigating the egos and grudges of her high society guests. When local financial tycoon Derrick Windermere is found dead next to a shattered pot of chrysanthemums, the night's fun and games quickly turn serious. Half the guests had good reason to want Windermere dead, but only one is suspiciously missing in action -- Annie's father. Now Cam will not only have to figure out which partygoer is a killer, but find her friend's father before all their reputations end up dragged through the mud.