Author:
Kate Collins
Publication
Date: February 4, 2014
Publisher:
Signet
Series:
A Flower Shop Mystery # 15
The couple that sleuths together…
Flower Shop owner Abby Knight has just returned from a romantic honeymoon with the man of her dreams. There’s 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 don’t unearth the killer’s identity, they may not live to see their first anniversary.
The couple that sleuths together…
Flower Shop owner Abby Knight has just returned from a romantic honeymoon with the man of her dreams. There’s 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 don’t unearth the killer’s identity, they may not live to see their first anniversary.
Correction. Let’s make that Abby Christine Knight Salvare.
Both
men leaned close to look at the object in his palm. I stood up and brushed my hands
on my pants, feeling as though I’d touched something disgusting. “That’s a
finger bone.”
If
I were a betting man, I’d place my money on the Salvares.
This
marriage thing was a real game changer.
Kate
Collins and her Flower Shop Mystery Series have been at the top of my charts
when it comes to Cozy Mystery books for quite some time now. I have patiently
awaited one book after the next and have never been disappointed by the
writing, characters, or the adventures and mysteries we solve alongside our
brave heroine, Abby. I was wondering where Collins would take readers next,
especially after Abby and Marco were married in the book prior to this one.
However, I was wrong for even beginning to question the work of Kate Collins.
She brought back all our loveable characters in this book, post wedding, and
they were better than ever!
This
was one of the most interesting mysteries that I have read in this series so
far. A skeleton is found in the basement of Marco’s bar and Abby and Marco think
that the skeleton might belong to a carpenter who went missing back in the 1970’s.
Collins knows just what to do to draw a reader in. This cold case mystery had
me on the edge of my seat and I was so intrigued with a few of her key plot
points and twists. It really does say something for an author that after 15
books in the same series she can still keep readers guessing and hunting for
clues just as intently as the characters themselves.
Abby
and Marco are not the only loveable characters in this series and I have said
this from day one: Kate really knows how to incorporate secondary characters
that readers can cherish and be delighted to see at any given time during the
books. Grace and Lottie will always remain at the top of my list just because
of the reliable and cozy nature they both have. You can always count on them to
be right there when Abby needs them most with something freshly baked and a
cunning quote to add to my journal!
***A
free copy of this book was provided to me by the publishers at Signet in
exchange for my honest review***
Thank you for the wonderful review, Chelsey. I'm excited to announce that THROW IN THE TROWEL also made the New York Times bestseller list at #!6. It is so rewarding to know that Abby, Marco, and the gang at Bloomers Flower Shop have so many fans. Thanks again.
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