Digging Up the Remains

by Julia Henry

Overview

A festive fall is in full swing in Goosebush, Massachusetts, but when a snoopy reporter is felled by foul play, it’s up to Lilly and her Garden Squad to spook out a killer . . .
 
Between hosting a haunted house on her lawn, serving on the town’s 400th Anniversary Planning Committee, and prepping for the Fall Festival’s 10k fundraiser, Lilly’s hands are full. She doesn’t have time for prickly newspaper reporter Tyler Crane, who’s been creeping around town, looking for dirt on Goosebush’s most notable families . . . until he’s found dead on the race route moments before the start.
 
An unfortunate accident? Or did Tyler unearth a secret that someone in Goosebush is willing to kill to keep? By planting nasty rumors and cultivating fear, Tyler sowed a fair share of ill will during his brief time in town. Weeding through the suspects will be thorny, but Lilly and her Garden Squad are determined to root out the autumnal assassin before the Fall Festival flops . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496714855
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	08/25/2020
Series:	A Garden Squad Mystery , #3
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 4.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Julia Henry lives in Massachusetts, where she sets her mystery series. As Julianne Holmes she writes the Clock Shop Mystery Series, and as J.A. Hennrikus she writes the Theater Cop series. She blogs with the Wicked Cozy Authors (WickedCozyAuthors.com) and Killer Characters (KillerCharacters.com), tweets as @JHAuthors, is on Instagram @JHAuthors, and on Facebook. Julie works in the arts, teaches, is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. For more, please visit JHAuthors.com.

Editorial Reviews

2020-06-03
A talented assortment of plant-loving pals share a penchant for solving murders.

Though far apart in years, Lilly Jayne and Delia Greenway happily share Lilly’s enormous Victorian house in Goosebush, Massachusetts. Both are heavily involved in planning the town’s 400th anniversary celebration, a labor of love whose problems are multiplied by numerous parties with differing agendas each working to put a stamp on the festivities. In addition, Delia’s still doing research on some long-ago murders she and Lilly discovered while investigating a modern case in Pruning the Dead(2019), and investigative reporter Tyler Crane is pushing them both to answer questions about the 150-year-old crimes. Crane is not above blackmailing people by threatening to reveal secrets he’s dug up about them on his blog. He throws out hints about five different people, including Lilly. So when his dead body is found just before the 10K race begins, Lilly, Delia, and their friends pitch in to help police chief Bash Haywood figure out what happened. Crane was disliked by so many that it’s hard to separate the killer from the chaff, which includes several of Lilly’s friends. Both the former police chief and his daughter tangled with Crane, Lilly’s neighbor is exceedingly proud of a pedigree that may not be his, and other residents are hiding even more secrets. Even though Crane is dead, his missing phone is occasionally turned on, automatically adding more material to his blog. Clearly, finding the phone is key to solving his murder.

Immensely likable characters, plant lore, and historical research all meld in this charming cozy.

Kirkus Reviews