Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Marty Wingate
Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Marty Wingate
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Author: Marty Wingate

Narrator: Erin Bennett

Unabridged: 10 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/19/2016


Synopsis

After her romantic idyll with the debonair Detective Chief Inspector Christopher Pearse culminates in a marriage proposal, Pru Parke sets about arranging their nuptials while diving into a short-term gig at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. At hand is the authentication of a journal purportedly penned by eighteenth-century botanist and explorer Archibald Menzies. Compared to the chaos of wedding planning, studying the journal is an agreeable task . . . that is, until a search for a missing cat leads to the discovery of a dead body: One of Pru’s colleagues has been conked on the head with a rock and dumped from a bridge into the Water of Leith.

Pru can’t help wondering if the murder has something to do with the Menzies diary. Is the killer covering up a forgery? Among the police’s many suspects are a fallen aristocrat turned furniture maker, Pru’s overly solicitous assistant, even Pru herself. Now, in the midst of sheer torture by the likes of flamboyant wedding dress designers and eccentric church organists, Pru must also uncover the work of a sly murderer—unless this bride wants to walk down the aisle in handcuffs.

About Marty Wingate

Marty Wingate is the author of the Potting Shed Mysteries and the Birds of a Feather Mysteries. Marty speaks at national events and writes about gardens and travel. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, as well as the Royal Horticultural Society and the Garden Writers Association.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Susan

How wonderful to be reunited with Pru and Christopher! The setting this time is Edinburgh where Pru takes a break from physical gardening to authenticate a journal written (allegedly) by Menzies. This was my cue to do some research! One of the things I love about this series is that I'm constantly lear......more

Goodreads review by Anissa

Another fun installment to the series but I do have to admit that I really felt the gardening element to the story was missed. Pru in a research assignment started off interesting but quickly became tedious. Granted, it was the direct path to the murder mystery but that didn't make the setting any m......more

Goodreads review by Carol

If you enjoy gardening, reading cozies with a touch of mystery, murder, and romance with forthcoming wedding plans, this is the book for you!!! This is the third book in A Potting Shed Mystery series but can be read as a stand alone. It is easy to follow as the author presents the past and present in......more

Goodreads review by Kav

Bwahahaha! The ending of this book is fabulous! And so Pru. :-) I've really grown to love these characters and I absolutely love the romance angle. A great garden mystery, this time set in Edinburgh and so many intriguing and quirky characters to sort through for suspects. The perfect armchair sleut......more