Publisher's Synopsis
Aggie McCorquodale (not yet divorced but not for want of trying) can't wait for her relaxing weekend break at Myrtle Manor learning about gardening from Hortensia Braithwaite, the glamorous horticulturalist. But from the moment she arrives nothing matches Aggie's expectations, from Myrtle Manor itself to the other guests. The tranquillity she's hoping for, marred by simmering tensions from the start, is shattered completely when someone turns up dead. Who would want to kill a stranger on a weekend gardening break? And why?That's what obnoxious DCI Knight wants to know, and he's not above ruffling a few feathers to find out.The mildly interesting incident in the maze that Aggie accidentally witnessed might now be a major clue in a murder inquiry. Dismissed as an interfering busybody by Knight, can Aggie discover the secrets the guests at Myrtle Manor are keeping before someone else is killed?Delve into the exhilarating twists and turns of the first Aggie McCorquodale Mystery, a classic traditional mystery from Jane Cooper.
