A new cozy mystery series from USA Today best-selling author Dale Mayer. Follow gardener and amateur sleuth Doreen Montgomery—and her amusing and mostly lovable cat, dog, and parrot—as they catch murderers and solve crimes in lovely Kelowna, British Columbia.Riches to rags. … Chaos calms. … Crime quiets. … But does it really?After getting involved in two murder cases in the short time she’s lived … cases in the short time she’s lived in picturesque Kelowna, divorcee and gardener Doreen Montgomery has developed a reputation almost as notorious as her Nan’s. The only way to stop people from speculating, is to live a life of unrelieved boredom until the media and the neighbors forget about her. And Doreen aims to do just that with a tour of Kelowna’s famed Carnation Gardens. Plants, more plants, and nothing whatsoever that anyone could object to.
But when she sees a fight between a beautiful young woman and her boyfriend, she can’t help but be concerned. Concerned enough that she follows the couple out of the parking lot and through town. And when gunshots interrupt the placid afternoon, it’s too late to worry about how her nemesis, Corporal Mack Moreau, will feel about her getting involved in yet another of his cases.
With bodies turning up in the carnations, and a connection to a cold case of a missing child from long ago, Doreen has her hands full, not least with trying to keep her involvement in the investigations a secret from her Nan, Mack Moreau, and especially the media. But someone’s keeping up with Doreen’s doings… and that someone can’t afford for her to find the answers to the questions she’s asking.
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First can I just say two things: 1. As much as I love Doreen, I do not want to hang out with her because man, she is a dead body/crime magnet. LOL and 2. As picturesque and charming as Kelowna, British Columbia seems, I would not want to live there. After all the crime rate and body count just keep getting higher. Seriously though, this was another absolutely delightful cozy mystery in this series. You do have to feel for Doreen. She is really feeling the pressure from the press, Detective Mack and the even the townspeople over these situations she keeps finding herself in. Hoping to stay out of the spotlight and to dial her notoriety back a notch, she has a plan. Of coarse nothing turns out as planned. Hilarity ensues as action-packed mystery begins. The adorable pet brigade and Nan make their return as well and the slow simmering attraction between Doreen and Mack continues to build. Such a wonderful series and an excellent book! Can’t wait for the next one.
This book was an absolutely hilarious ride from start to finish. Being a female that didn’t really learn to cook until I left home, I can relate to Doreen being afraid of her stove haha.
Poor Mack will be grey haired within a month with all the stress he takes on just being a friend to Doreen. The nicknames Doreen is being given are rightfully earned and hilarious. She hasn’t lived in Mission for very long but she’s already making a name for herself. Not to mention the money she is making for her Nan with all the betting going on at the retirement home.
Doreen and her little family of furry and feathered assistants will having you laughing out loud while you try to figure out who is responsible for the murder.
Trying to read this late at night and not wake up my hubby wasn’t easy, what with all the giggling and outright laughing. I’m completely hooked on this series.
Highly recommend this series to cozy mystery lovers. You won’t be disappointed!
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I just love these books in this series. Corpse in the Carnations is book three in this series and Im hooked. Page after page I was consumed with this story. A must read for all Dale Mayer fans.
Small town secrets and small town tragedies, challenges and threats, Doreen stumbles across yet another corpse and more with the help of her pet posse (Goliath, Mugs, and Thaddeus) and the long suffering Mack. Even as she traces vital links to bring light to tragedy Doreen comes step by step closer to finding herself and faces questions about herself. A very fun and funny book, written in classic style and one for all ages. A hint of romance (the reader is treated to watching a friendship build).
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A cozy mystery is a perfect way to explain this series. Seriously enjoying the series, especially the animals. Between the antics of the animals and the guessing of what is going on with Doreen and Mack just keeps you want to keep reading to see what they get into next
I’m hooked. Next up, Daggers in the Dahlias