Cut down among the flowers . . .
Britta Johnston might be a late bloomer, but after leaving her deadbeat husband and dead-end job, she's finally pursuing her artistic passion at her aunt Elin's floral boutique, Blooma, in Portland, Oregon. It's on the banks of the Willamette, in a quaint district of cobblestone paths and cherry trees. The wine bar featuring Pacific Northwest vintages is a tasty bonus, offering another kind of bouquet to enjoy. But things aren't as peaceful as they look.
For one thing, someone's been leaving dead roses around--and a sleazy real estate developer who wants the waterfront property has put a big-money offer on the table. Then, after a contentious meeting of local business owners, he's found on the floor of the shop, with Elin's garden shears planted in his chest. And before the police decide to pin the crime on her beloved aunt, Britta will have to find out who arranged this murder . . .
Kate Dyer-Seeley has taken us back to Oregon in this new series and again she has written a cliff hanger of a mystery that keeps you turning the pages. Britta has spent the last few years supporting her husband who is writing a book, she has had to put her own artistic talent with flowers on hold whilst he has the latest writing toys etc, when she discovers he has been doing in depth "research" with another woman Britta ups, packs and heads home to her Aunt Elin (also her guardian in times past as her parents were killed in a car crash), her Aunt owns a flower shop Blomma and is about to open a workshop space, the only hitch is the dead body of a developer who wanted to buy up the whole area! Now Britta needs to relearn about flowers, discover who she can trust and allow herself to live again.
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