A Glimmer of a Clue — Daryl Wood Gerber

Courtney Kelly has a shop full of delights, a cat named Pixie, a green thumb -- and a magical touch when it comes to garden design. But in Carmel-by-the-Sea, things aren't all sweetness and fairy lights . . .
 
When Courtney's friend Wanda gets into a ponytail-pulling wrestling match in public with a nasty local art critic, Courtney stops the fight with the help of a garden hose. But Lana Lamar has a talent for escalating things and creating tension, which she succeeds in doing by threatening a lawsuit, getting into yet another scuffle -- in the midst of an elegant fundraiser, no less -- and lobbing insults around like pickleballs.  
 
Next thing Courtney knows, Lana is on the floor, stabbed with a decorative letter opener from one of Courtney's fairy gardens, and Wanda is standing by asking “What have I done?” But the answer may not be as obvious as it seems, since Wanda is prone to sleepwalking and appears to be in a daze. Could she have risen from her nap and committed murder while unconscious? Or is the guilty party someone else Lana's ticked off, like her long-suffering husband? To find out, Courtney will have to dig up some dirt . . .
 
Praise for Daryl Wood Gerber's A Sprinkling of Murder
 
“Enchanting series launch from Agatha Award winner Gerber . . . Cozy fans will wish upon a star for more.”
-- Publishers Weekly
 
“A winner. . . . Fans of Laura Childs' work will enjoy.”
-- Booklist