A woman helps set up a community garden in the Berkshires, only to find a body in one of the plots on opening day.
After life threw Maggie Walker a few curveballs, shes happy to be back in the small, Berkshires town where she spent so much time as a child. Marlowe holds many memories for her, and now it also offers a fresh start. Maggie has always loved gardening, so its only natural to sign on to help Violet Bloom set up a community garden.
When opening day arrives, Violet is nowhere to be found, and the gardeners are restless. Things go from bad to worse when Maggie finds a boot buried in one of the plots
and theres a body attached to it. Suddenly, the police are looking for a killer and they keep asking questions about Violet. Maggie doesnt believe her friend could do this, and shes going to dig up the dirt needed to prove it.
The Gardeners Plot takes readers to the heart of the Berkshires and introduces amateur sleuth Maggie Walker in Deborah J. Benoits Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut.
