The Perennial Killer: The Perennial Killer: A Gardening Mystery Mass market paperbound - 2000

Summary

From the rear cover

SEEDS OF DEATH

On location in Colorado for her syndicated television show, Gardening with Nature, filming alpine butterflies and avalanche lilies, Louise Eldridge can see why this beautiful terrain is as precious as gold. Then the pure Rocky Mountain air is fouled by the discovery of elderly rancher Jimmy Porter's body, shot to death and draped like a coyote carcass over his own backyard fence. Louise soon discovers a staggering list of suspects, since Jimmy's plan to sell his 13,000-acre ranch to a government preservation program left a lot of family, friends, and competitors with much to lose. Throw in a second death, a closed nuclear plant, a CIA investigation involving Louise's husband, and a bullet hole in her cowboy hat, and Louise suddenly realizes she's onto a killer as hardy as the native skeleton weed -- and seemingly as indestructible.

Media reviews

"Certain to appeal to mystery readers with green thumbs!"—Denver Post

"The next time your yard calls out for a good weeding, nurture the gardener first. Plop down on the lawn chair, ignore the June bugs, and enjoy the read."—USA Today


"A wonderful way to pass those gray days when you can't get into your garden."—Chicago Sun-Times

Citations

• Publishers Weekly, 04/10/2000, Page 80