English Cottage Garden Mysteries

A cozy English village, a clueless city girl, and a cat who thinks he knows it all… She can't grow roses-but murder is blooming nicely. City girl Poppy never expected to inherit a lush cottage garden nursery-complete with a bossy ginger cat, nosy village neighbours, and an eccentric local inventor with questionable safety standards. Given her habit of accidentally killing every plant she touches, reviving the family business is tough enough without stumbling over a dead body among the roses!Now Poppy must solve the mystery or risk losing her new home and the chance for a fresh start. But who would want to harm a gardener in a sleepy English village? Could her mad-scientist neighbour have something to do with the killing? And why is her long-lost cousin so desperate for her to sell the cottage?Armed only with enthusiasm, terrible gardening skills, and the help of a very opinionated ginger tom, Poppy sets out to dig for clues. The only problem is: she could be digging her own grave too. If only solving murders were as easy as killing houseplants…This book follows British English spelling and usage.Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.Genre: cat mystery / gardening cozy mystery / women amateur sleuth / British cozy mystery / cosy crime / funny cozy mystery / English village mystery / small town mysteryTHE ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDEN MYSTERIESDeadhead and Buried (Book 1)Silent Bud Deadly (Book 2)Doom and Bloom (Book 3)Trowel and Error (Book 4)Fronds and Enemies (Book 5)Too Mulch to Handle (Book 6)

Poppy never imagined she'd move to the English countryside and fall in love with a smug, demanding, ginger-haired male. Of course, that was before she discovered that she'd inherited a cottage garden nursery and before she met a certain talkative orange cat. Now she's embracing a new life filled with rambling roses, fragrant herbs, warm summer days… and weeds (lots of weeds), as she attempts to restore the neglected cottage garden to its former glory.When she lands her first gardening job at a beautiful country house, Poppy is delighted to earn some much-needed money. But she barely sets foot in the flower bed before the meddling neighbour drops dead in front of her-murdered by a lethal poison. Before she knows it, Poppy is busy weeding out suspects, helped by mad scientist Bertie and his feisty terrier, Einstein, plus a whole host of nosy villagers… not to mention maverick crime author Nick Forrest.But with her clients' flowerbed mysteriously dying and red herrings at every turn, Poppy soon discovers that neither gardening nor sleuthing are as simple as she thinks…This book follows British English spelling and usage.Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.Genre: cat mystery / cozy mystery series / gardening cozy mystery / women amateur sleuth / British detective mysteryTHE ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDEN MYSTERIESDeadhead and Buried (Book 1)Silent Bud Deadly (Book 2)Doom and Bloom (Book 3)Trowel and Error (Book 4)Fronds and Enemies (Book 5)Too Mulch to Handle (Book 6)

Poppy is settling into life in an English village and gaining some green fingers at last as she restores the beautiful cottage garden nursery she's inherited. When she meets a wealthy dog lover at the village fête and is hired to create a "canine scent garden", the future looks rosy... until the day ends with a vicious killing and she finds herself spade-deep in a murder investigation once again.Meanwhile Einstein the terrier has fallen head-over-paws for a pampered poodle and Poppy has her hands full keeping him out of trouble. With vandals attacking her cottage and orders for flowers flooding in, she barely has time for sleuthing! But when unexpected help comes from her mad scientist neighbour Bertie, as well as crime author Nick Forrest and his talkative cat Oren, Poppy is sure she's found the killer...The only problem is - with false clues and suspects galore, could she be barking up the wrong tree?This book follows British English spelling and usage.Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.Genre: cat mystery / cozy mystery series / gardening cozy mystery / women amateur sleuth / British detective mysteryTHE ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDEN MYSTERIESDeadhead and Buried (Book 1)Silent Bud Deadly (Book 2)Doom and Bloom (Book 3)Trowel and Error (Book 4)Fronds and Enemies (Book 5)Too Mulch to Handle (Book 6)

Autumn has arrived, with crisp, cold mornings, dew on the grass and hedgerows full of blackberries... When budding garden sleuth Poppy is invited to a party in a beautiful orangery, the last thing she expects is to witness a lethal wasp attack! As authorities investigate the possibility of murder, Poppy is horrified when local handyman Joe Fabbri, her friend and mentor, becomes the main suspect. Determined to prove Joe's innocence, Poppy sets out to solve the case - with help from her "mad scientist" neighbour, his new robotic invention, and a particularly stinky mushroom!Meanwhile, Poppy is also learning that gardening isn't just sunshine and roses. As she grapples with wind, rain, and unpleasant autumn chores, she wonders if she's bitten off more than she can chew. With limited horticultural experience and a long winter ahead, can she really make a success of the cottage garden nursery that she's inherited?As Oren, the talkative ginger cat, lends a paw, and crime author Nick Forrest helps her dig for clues, Poppy makes a startling discovery: could there be a link between the murder victim and her long-lost father? Would solving this case also give her answers to the biggest mystery from her past?This book follows British English spelling and usage.Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.Genre: cat mystery / cozy mystery series / gardening cozy mystery / women amateur sleuth / British detective mysteryTHE ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDEN MYSTERIESDeadhead and Buried (Book 1)Silent Bud Deadly (Book 2)Doom and Bloom (Book 3)Trowel and Error (Book 4)Fronds and Enemies (Book 5)Too Mulch to Handle (Book 6)

Spring has come at last with cheerful daffodils and plump crocus blooms, and Poppy is hoping that the new season will magically resurrect the cottage garden nursery she's inherited. But with her stock failing to grow and a mysterious "peeping Tom" stalking the village, she's got her gardening gloves full... and that's even before her visit to the local doctor ends with her stumbling on a dead body!Then her friend and neighbour - crime author Nick Forrest - suddenly finds himself the top suspect, and a missing garden gnome is the only lead in the case. Determined to find the real killer, Poppy sets out to do some horticultural sleuthing - helped by eccentric old inventor Bertie and a posse of nosy villagers. All she finds, however, are more questions. Was the murder simply a "crime of passion" or was it something more sinister? Is there a link to the recent spate of creepy lingerie thefts in the village? And could the naughty ginger tomcat Oren be the key to solving the mystery?As she grapples with spindly seedlings and cryptic clues, Poppy discovers that even a sleepy English village can be a hotbed of deceit and death...This book follows British English spelling and usage.Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.Genre: cat mystery / cozy mystery series / gardening cozy mystery / women amateur sleuth / British detective mysteryTHE ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDEN MYSTERIESDeadhead and Buried (Book 1)Silent Bud Deadly (Book 2)Doom and Bloom (Book 3)Trowel and Error (Book 4)Fronds and Enemies (Book 5)Too Mulch to Handle (Book 6)

Summer has arrived at Hollyhock Cottage and romance is in the air. The roses are about to bloom, the garden nursery is filled with fragrance and colour-and Poppy is going on her first proper "date" in a long time. Despite her qualms about mixing business with pleasure, she's accepted the invitation of a charming pesticide salesman and is looking forward to a night of flirting and fun. Instead, the evening ends in a chilling murder-it seems that insects weren't the only ones who found her handsome date toxic company!Now, the hunt is on for a clever killer with a deadly knowledge of poisons. Luckily, Poppy can count on her "mad scientist" neighbour Bertie to help her sort the cyanides from the cycads, and she soon finds that her sleepy English village is crawling with suspects. There are hostile colleagues with scores to settle and jilted ex-girlfriends with points to prove… but was the murder connected to the victim's job? Or was the motive more personal?Meanwhile, Poppy is grappling with problems at the cottage garden too, from mysterious pests attacking her roses to disgruntled customers leaving in droves-not to mention a runaway slug leading her on a merry chase! Then there's Oren, the cheeky ginger tomcat, poking his paws where they don't belong. But when a threatening note arrives, Poppy realises that cats aren't the only ones killed by curiosity. Will she solve the mystery and live to prune another day?This book follows British English spelling and usage.Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.Genre: cat mystery / cozy mystery series / gardening cozy mystery / women amateur sleuth / British detective mysteryTHE ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDEN MYSTERIESDeadhead and Buried (Book 1)Silent Bud Deadly (Book 2)Doom and Bloom (Book 3)Trowel and Error (Book 4)Fronds and Enemies (Book 5)Too Mulch to Handle (Book 6)