Murder in Cold Mud is the second Churchill & Pemberley Mystery by Emily Organ. After the success of their first case, they are hoping for something exciting again, but instead have been hired to find out who destroyed an onion crop! A small onion crop. It actually turns out to be quite serious as someone seems to be murdering not just vegetables, but gardeners. Why? I find I am not enjoying this series as much as the Penny Green series by this author and will stop with this book, but others may enjoy it so I am including it here ... and (as of this writing) there are six in the series. :-)

Canadian Reader recommended a new series to me: An Inspector David Graham Mystery, by Alison Golden (and Grace Dagnall). The Lavender Bed and Breakfast is a delightful little B&B with beautiful gardens. Amelia, one of the owners, is working in one of the flower beds when she hears a piercing scream. When she checks things out, though, no one else claims to have heard anything, including the woman in the room where Amelia is sure the scream was from. The next morning that woman was found dead. Enter Detective Graham and his crew who, with no witnesses, no motive, and very few visitors at the moment, are hard put to find out the who and why. The Case of the Screaming Beauty is a good start to a new series.

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