Autor: John Sherwood Pealkiri: The Mantrap Garden Kirjastus:
Ballantine Books Sari: A Garden Mystery Väljaandmise aeg: 1987 Formaat: 185 lk., pehme köide Seisukord: kasutatud, heas seisukorras
Celia Grant does not have time for another commitment. But when this charming botanist and amateur sleuth
extraordinaire sees the disarray at Monk's Mead, the famous English garden desi by Gertrude Jekyll, she has no choice but to become its trustee. She's undeniably intrigued. Why does this glorious garden suffer from such serious neglect? Beneath the untended flower beds, the brutally hacked tree, and the deformed and yellowed foliage lies a very untidy mystery. It seems that old Mrs. Mortlake, the garden's owner, has recently passed away. Not unexpected for a woman of ninety, yet the coroner has given the case an "open" verdict--leaving doubt as to how the elderly woman got the overdose that killed her. Neighborhood gossips, however, are certain. They say that Lady Mary Lindsay killed her mother ....