Keeping Mum
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Roanoke, Virginia, is home to some of the country's most exquisite gardens, and it's Camellia Harris's job to promote them. But when a political fundraiser turns deadly, everyone's a candidate for murder...
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...
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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...
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Product details
- Paperback | 304 pages
- 105 x 171 x 19mm | 142g
- 04 Mar 2014
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
- United States
- English
- 042525206X
- 9780425252062
- 1,248,350
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Praise for The Azalea Assault
"A very good first cozy mystery with an interesting cast of characters and a lovely setting. The Patricks' gardens are described in such a way as to inspire gardeners and non-gardeners alike...The mystery is well laid out with plenty of clues and hidden secrets revealed along the way."--The Mystery Reader
"With a nod to the English Garden Mystery series by Anthony Eglin, the alpha Garden Society Mystery is a fun amateur sleuth starring a likable, caring heroine who relates in the third person her investigation while also providing a delightful tour of the city...Cozy fans and garden aficionados will enjoy Alyse Carlson's entertaining opening act."--The Mystery Gazette
"Carlson has given her fledgling series a great start, with strong characters, good story sense, and sense of place, as well as a sly sense of humor that I hope will come even more to the forefront as the series progresses. The gardening is a great bonus, but as a reader, you'll stay tuned for the mystery."--AnnArbor.com
"Fans of garden-variety, engaging amateur-sleuth cozies will want to read the alpha tale of what looks to be an entertaining series as Alyse Carlson plants an opening winner."--Gumshoe Review
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"A very good first cozy mystery with an interesting cast of characters and a lovely setting. The Patricks' gardens are described in such a way as to inspire gardeners and non-gardeners alike...The mystery is well laid out with plenty of clues and hidden secrets revealed along the way."--The Mystery Reader
"With a nod to the English Garden Mystery series by Anthony Eglin, the alpha Garden Society Mystery is a fun amateur sleuth starring a likable, caring heroine who relates in the third person her investigation while also providing a delightful tour of the city...Cozy fans and garden aficionados will enjoy Alyse Carlson's entertaining opening act."--The Mystery Gazette
"Carlson has given her fledgling series a great start, with strong characters, good story sense, and sense of place, as well as a sly sense of humor that I hope will come even more to the forefront as the series progresses. The gardening is a great bonus, but as a reader, you'll stay tuned for the mystery."--AnnArbor.com
"Fans of garden-variety, engaging amateur-sleuth cozies will want to read the alpha tale of what looks to be an entertaining series as Alyse Carlson plants an opening winner."--Gumshoe Review
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About Alyse Carlson
Alyse Carlson is the author of the Garden Society Mysteries, including Keeping Mum, The Begonia Bride, and The Azalea Assault.
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