A Horticultural Nightmare — Martina Thurlow

Beth has left St. Agnes University in Oxford to return home to Midbury, a small town in Northumberland, England. Withersby, her grandmother's estate, has been in the family for more than 300 years. For Beth, Withersby, her Grandmother and her cat Simon represent home. The estate is part of the small village of Midbury where everyone knows each other's secrets...at least they think they do.Beth desperately needs some peace, but what she finds is murder...and she finds it a bit too close to home. Accompanied by Simon, her passion for horticultural, a love of gardening, and her hobby of garden design work together to create an astonishing 18th Century British kitchen garden.Beth, begins to plan and build, this vast and beautiful walled kitchen garden. The glasshouse, the chicken run, and even the bee hives are a great idea. But the outdoor domed pizza oven might have been a bit much.Chef Jenny, of Withersby Estate, cooks to perfection. The garden produces tomatoes, broccoli, greens, honey, and eggs, and much more. Unfortunately, food is not the only thing the garden harvests. Death comes to Withersby's garden when Beth least expects it. Beth is the obvious suspect. But she knows the truth. She is no killer. In fact, it looks like she might just be next.