Murder in the Plot

Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener  by M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin enters a prestigious garden contest in an effort to attract the interest of bachelor James Lacey, but the detective part of her takes over when everyone's plants are suddenly uprooted or burned and the prime suspect is found murdered.

Mulch Ado About Nothing  by Jill Churchill
A gardening class sounds like fun for Jane Jeffry and her friend Shelly, but when the teacher is attacked and his substitute murdered, the two friends are digging for clues all over.

The Maine Mulch Murder  by A. Carman Clark
In the relatively peaceful town of Granton, Maine, 60-year-old editor Amy Creighton investigates the murder of a young man who was searching for his birthparents, determined to expose a desperate killer among the town's residents.

Wiped Out  by Barbara Colley
When her new client, Mimi Adams, an avid gardener, meets her demise after a Horticultural Heritage Society meeting debacle, Charlotte LaRue must dig through a wealth of gossip, betrayals and jealousy to catch a killer.

Snipped in the Bud  by Kate Collins
Delivering a black rose ordered for her old law school nemesis, Abby's plans for a speedy delivery are foiled when he catches her dropping the bloom into the trash. Abby flees, but upon her return, Abby finds the rose decorating a dead professor, and herself the prime suspect.

The Lost Gardens  by Anthony Eglin
When a human skeleton is unearthed during the restoration of Wickersham Priory's magnificent gardens, eccentric former professor of botany and amateur sleuth Lawrence Kingston launches his own investigation into the crime. First in series: The Blue Rose

Bindweed  by Janis Harrison
Missouri florist Bretta Solomon launches her own investigation to find out who killed Toby, a slow-witted florist helper whose mother recently died from a terminal illness, with a swarm of killer bees deliberately planted in his home. First in series: Roots of Murder

Gasa-Gasa Girl  by Naomi Hirahara
Invited to New York by his estranged daughter, Mari, seventy-something Japanese gardener Mas Arai discovers that Mari has taken off, leaving Mas alone with his new son-in-law Lloyd, who is planning to open a Japanese garden. Mas soon finds himself caught up in murder when Lloyd's boss is found dead and Mari is arrested for the crime. First in series: Summer of the Big Bachi

The Garden Club  by Muriel Resnick Jackson
Merrie Lee and Warren Spencer are forced to sell all of their yuppie belongings when Warren loses his job, but their new life in Davis Landing provides them with plenty of excitement when the strapping old Miss Emily dies mysteriously of a broken ankle.

Fruit of the Poisoned Tree  by Joyce and Jim Lavene
Everyone suspects Park Lamonte's wife killed him for the ten-million-dollar insurance policy. But garden shop owner Peggy Lee suspects there's more to the story and sets out to dig up the truth. First in series: Pretty Poison

Death in the Orchid Garden  by Ann Ripley
Filming her public television garden show in Hawaii, Louise Eldridge has a date with murder when she discovers the body of an arrogant botanist and must weed through a wealth of suspects to catch a killer.  First in series: Mulch

The Orchid Shroud  by Michelle Wan
Stumbling upon the body of a murdered infant, dead for more than a century, while restoring the home of wealthy Christophe de Bonfond, designer Mara Dunn teams up once again with orchidologist Julian Wood to investigate the case.

A Hoe Lot of Trouble  by Heather Webber
This debut cozy introduces Nina Collette Cesare Quinn, garden landscaper extraordinaire and very amateur sleuth. When Nina discovers that a beloved old friend has been murdered, she knows that it's time to start digging for clues. Next in series: Trouble in Spades