Laid Out in Lavender, Gin Jones
Laid Out in Lavender, Gin Jones
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Laid Out in Lavender

Author: Gin Jones

Narrator: Callie Beaulieu

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/28/2021


Synopsis

Mabel Skinner still hasn't acquired a taste for growing garlic, but the app developer-turned farmer does have a nose for rooting out killers . . .

Dreaming she'll someday return to her less pungent life of computer coding, Mabel continues to honor her deceased aunt's legacy by running Skinner Farm. To make ends meet between harvests, she's renting out the property's mercifully downwind lavender field for summer weddings.

Mabel's first clients are a retirement age couple celebrating their second chance at love in their later years. Hosting a rehearsal dinner with fresh foods seemed like a good idea to promote the farm—until the dead body of one of the wedding guests is discovered. The suddenly departed was the soon-to-be-ex-business partner of the groom, supposedly poisoned by goat cheese hors d'oeuvres provided by Mabel's neighbor.

Despite the tragedy and the scandal, the groom insists on keeping his wedding date. But with the adult children from the couple's previous marriages scheming to stop the new union, Mabel's farm is reeking with suspects. And if she doesn't uncover the murderer, her goat farming neighbor will get sent to the pen for life . . .

About Gin Jones

Gin Jones is a retired lawyer who specialized in ghostwriting for other lawyers. She prefers to write her own books, though, since she doesn't have to worry that her sense of humor might get her thrown into jail for contempt of court. In her spare time, Gin makes quilts, grows garlic, and advocates for patients with rare disorders.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Natalia

This is the third book in the Garlic Farm Mystery series by Gin Jones. Mabel Skinner inherited her aunt's garlic farm in Western Massachusetts, after her sudden death. Mabel is an app developer, not a farmer, so she's trying to find someone to manage the farm. To earn some extra income, she is renti......more

Mabel and the garlic farm have added a new twist to the “A Garlic Farm Mystery” series, in the latest addition, Laid Out In Lavender. Weddings! I cannot imagine having a wedding at a garlic farm; the smell seems like it would be overwhelming. But apparently, it’s the Lavender that does everyone in,......more

Mabel is hoping to attract new clients to Skinner Farm, and what's more beautiful than a bride in a fragrant field of lavender? A bride who isn't allergic, for one thing, and a wedding planner who should have known to ask that question. This wedding is a hot mess, and adding 3 dead bodies to the conf......more

Goodreads review by Toni

4.5 stars This is the third book in the A Garlic Farm Mystery series by Gin Jones. This is one of those series that sneaks up and grabs you. I feel bad for Mabel Skinner. First she loses her aunt and then later loses her long time lawyer who was like a father to her. She seems so focused on getting ba......more