The Bluebonnet Betrayal: A Potting Shed Mystery by Marty WingateMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Book 5 in a series.
An American ex-pat in England, Pru Parke, is temporarily tasked with over-seeing the Austin Rock Garden Society as they bring a Texas Bluebonnet themed display to the Chelsea Flower Show. Once the head of the ARGS, Twyla Woodford, can get there she'll take over. But when Twyla finally arrives, Pru's relief is short lived, as the next morning Pru finds Twyla dead in their display.
This book can be read as a stand alone, but I think I would have enjoyed it a little more had I read the previous books. However, the main characters are well developed and likeable. The Texas garden crew, not so likeable, as they don't really seem interested in the work involved setting up the display, but are more into playing tourist. They don't really seem to have cared much for Twyla, either. The small local crew set up by Twyla all seem to have a personal tie to the victim, giving them possible motives.
Pru and her husband, Christopher, a retired police detective, must work together to find out who killed Twyla and why.
All in all, a good read. All books in the series are only available as ebooks, but are very reasonably priced.
*I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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