The Red Book of Primrose House, Marty Wingate
The Red Book of Primrose House, Marty Wingate
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The Red Book of Primrose House

Author: Marty Wingate

Narrator: Erin Bennett

Unabridged: 10 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/22/2016


Synopsis

Pru Parke has her dream job: head gardener at an eighteenth-century manor house in Sussex. The landscape for Primrose House was laid out in 1806 by renowned designer Humphry Repton in one of his meticulously illustrated Red Books, and the new owners want Pru to restore the estate to its former glory—quickly, as they’re planning to showcase it in less than a year at a summer party.

But life gets in the way of the best laid plans: When not being happily distracted by the romantic attentions of the handsome Inspector Christopher Pearse, Pru is digging into the mystery of her own British roots. Still, she manages to make considerable progress on the vast grounds—until vandals wreak havoc on each of her projects. Then, to her horror, one of her workers is found murdered among the yews. The police have a suspect, but Pru is certain they’re wrong. Once again, Pru finds herself entangled in a thicket of evil intentions—and her, without a hatchet.

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 on October 21, 2014

This, the second book in the “Potting Shed Mystery” series, lives up to the promise of the first. It was a delight to be reunited with Pru and to follow her career, her search for her family, and her blossoming romance with Christopher. Pru is now in charge of restoring the gardens at Primrose House,......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on September 30, 2014

This was an entertaining, cozy mystery. Pru Parke is an England and has landed a dream job. She is restoring the gardens at an eighteenth-century manor house. If only someone wasn't trying to sabotage her work by acts of vandalism and, if only, her employer would quit sending her emails filled with......more

Goodreads review by Judy on October 13, 2014

This second book in The Potting Shed Mystery series was even better than the first, THE GARDEN PLOT, for me. That book relied a little too heavily on unlikely coincidences on the streets of London for me to find it wholly credible. This book, however, has moved Pru Parke as Head Gardner to Primrose......more

Goodreads review by Anastasia on January 20, 2021

I love this series. We have a Texas gardener, an English garden, romance, friendship, and mystery! Personally, I couldn't ask for anything more. Pru, the gardener and amateur sleuth, is from Dallas, but she has some English roots. She's a loveable character, as are her friends -- several of whom are......more

Goodreads review by Susan on January 29, 2015

This is the second book of the series and it is great fun to catch up with Pru Parke, gardener extradinaire, who has now left London for her new job trying to restore the gardens of an English estate. As if the job was not enormous enough, she has to deal with an employer who communicates her wild i......more