From Newsprint to Footprints (River's Edge Cozy Mystery Series, #1)

Grouchy news publisher Hal Morris fires reporter Melanie Perkins because she takes too many photos of flowers when she's supposed to concentrate on the story at hand. She lands work as a landscaper, but there's an ugly surprise her first day at the new job.

At first no one thinks Melanie could be a killer. But when her hoe turns up in the same mulch pile as a body, the local sheriff isn't so sure. Mel's initially willing to let law enforcement clear her name, but the hoe and a nighttime assa...