Flowers for Her Grave — Jean Sheldon

An article in the Raccoon Grove Gazette about a 20-year-old unsolved murder and kidnapping rekindles interest in the tragedy. Anonymous letters arrive, one claims to know the identity of the killer, while another says the missing child is alive in nearby Chicago. Growing interest in the old crime makes someone in town nervous and when the local gossip columnist and gardener team up to solve the decades old case, accidents threaten to stop to their investigation. A narrow escape from a burning building, a car window shattered by a wayward bullet, and confrontations with unhappy neighbors prompt the women to invite all involved to a garden party. No one could have guessed the truth, and neither will you in this surprising whodunit.