Synopses & Reviews
New York Times Bestselling Scumble River Series When ex–Vegas showgirl and local business owner Bunny Reid starts an online dating service called Cupid’s Cat’s Meow, out-of-town visitors flock to her bowling alley for the speed dating and cat show events that she hosts to bring in extra cash. Bunny’s scheme sounds harmless enough, but school psychologist Skye Denison knows all too well that an influx of strangers in Scumble River always spells trouble….
Meanwhile, Skye is convinced that her house is haunted and is afraid her fiancé, police chief Wally Boyd, won’t move in until the ghost moves out. But ghost-hunting takes a back seat when Skye is called to the bowling alley, where a riled up contestant is choking a cat show judge for insulting his feline. Skye breaks up the scuffle, but the next morning the judge’s dead body is found, strangled with a cat toy. Now Skye must solve this purrplexing mystery—and show a devious killer that her sleuthing skills are the cat’s meow.
Review
“Another triumph in the well-loved Flowershop Mystery series.”—
New York Times bestselling author Lorna Barrett
Praise for the New York Times Bestselling Flower Shop Mystery Series:
“One of my favorite mystery series.”—Kate Carlisle, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Bibliophile Mysteries
“Engaging characters and witty dialogue.”—Fresh Fiction
“Kate Collinss Flower Shop Mysteries are always an auto-buy for me!”—New York Times Bestselling Author Julie Hyzy
Review
“I enjoy every minute of every book of this series.” —#1
New York Times Bestselling Author Charlaine Harris
“Endearing…quirky…a delight.”—Chicago Tribune
“A trip to Scumble River is like visiting with old friends.”—The Mystery Reader
“Swanson is a born storyteller.”—CrimeSpree Magazine
Review
Praise for the Flower Shop Mystery series: “A new Abby Knight adventure? Wonderful! Kate Collins Flower Shop Mysteries are always an auto-buy for me!” -Julie Hyzy, New York Times bestselling author of the White House Chef series and the Manor House Mysteries
“Kate Collins delivers warm humor, a fast-paced mystery, and awesome flower power!” -Lorna Barrett, New York Times bestselling author of the Booktown Mysteries
Synopsis
Abby Knight's marriage may be in full bloom, but house hunting is no bed of roses in latest novel in the New York Times bestselling Flower Shop Mystery series... Now that theyve tied the knot, flower shop owner Abby Knight and her husband, Marco, want to put down roots. When it comes to picking a house, Marco cant wait to get his hands dirty, while Abby isnt ready for a fixer-upper. But conflict really sprouts when theyre checking out a dilapidated Victorian and watch a construction worker take a life-threatening tumble.
Since witnesses claim the man shouted for help, suggesting that the fall was no accident, the victims flamboyant wife hires Marco to find the person responsible. Meanwhile, Abby keeps secret from Marco her own investigation into the homes inhabitants, a family whose off-kilter behavior has aroused her suspicions. If only Abbys very pregnant cousin, Jillian, will stop distracting Abby with false labor pains, she can conclude her own inquiries before Marco finds out
and her case blossoms into a disaster.
Synopsis
Im used to buried bulbs, not buried bodies
The couple that sleuths together
Flower Shop owner Abby Knight has just returned from a romantic honeymoon with the man of her dreams. Theres no reason for the bloom to be off the rose just because she and Marco are returning to normal life. But when Marco discovers a skeleton buried in the basement of his bar, it is a bit of a mood killer.
When the body is identified as a carpenter who went missing back in the 1970s, Abby and Marco decide to cultivate the clues to solve the cold case. What could be more romantic? But the deeper they dig, the more desperate the murderer grows. And if Marco and Abby dont unearth the killers identity, they may not live to see their first anniversary.
About the Author
New York Times bestselling author Kate Collins grew up in a suburb of Hammond, Indiana, one block from the family home of author Jean Shepherd, whose humorous stories inspired Kate at an early age. After a stint as an elementary school teacher, Kate wrote childrens short stories and historical romance novels before turning to her true passion, mystery. The author of the popular Flower Shop Mystery series (Throw in the Trowel, Seed No Evil, Nightshade on Elm Street), she lives in northwest Indiana and Key West, Florida.