The Skeleton Garden: A Potting Shed Mystery
By: Marty Wingate
Rating: 5 of 5
I have read each book in this series and have come to enjoy each book more than the last. The stories are about an American expat gardener living in the UK.
Pru Parke is a Texan who has immigrated to the UK. She is now married to Christopher Pearse, a former Detective Inspector. They are living in country home of a friend who has graciously given them free run of the house and grounds while they are out of the country. Because of their generosity, Pru is able to work with her newly discovered brother, Simon, who is the head gardener on the estate.
As always with Pru, murder is not far away. When someone is discovered dead on the grounds of the home she is living in, the game is on. Her husband is trying to run the investigation in the background while the inexperienced head detective of the local police force is running point as far as others are concerned.
In addition to the murder whodunnit, Pru’s relationships with locals and with her new family members develops with their inherent problems and joys. Some of the more intimate moments with Pru and her husband seem a little forced and are unusual in the series. I don’t know that they were all that necessary in the book but there was nothing there to make anyone blush – they just seemed to be slightly shoe-horned in.
I really enjoy this series by Ms. Wingate as well as her other series as well. I’m looking forward to the next books in both. It’s always great to find a new cozy mystery writer to enjoy!
I was provided a temporary digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher, Alibi, via Netgalley.
I have read each book in this series and have come to enjoy each book more than the last. The stories are about an American expat gardener living in the UK.