Saffron, Lies, and a Perfectly Planted Crime
Florist Iris Bennett thought the Saffron Showcase would be Cedar Grove’s biggest summer celebration. Then its reputation-obsessed organizer is found dead inside a climate-controlled saffron vault.
Officials rule it an accident but Detective Mark Cooper knows better.
A rare saffron vial disappears from the ‘Golden Thread’ exhibit, and evidence starts turning up where it should not. Soon her business is shut down. Her home is breached. And someone begins texting instructions as if she is part of the crime.
With her quick-witted assistant Sadie and Winston, her one-eyed black Persian cat, Iris follows the only trail that makes sense, buried in schedules, security badges, and carefully staged proof.
Because in Cedar Grove, the most dangerous thing is not saffron.
It is a lie everyone is willing to believe.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Florist Iris Bennett thought the Saffron Showcase would be Cedar Grove’s biggest summer celebration. Then its reputation-obsessed organizer is found dead inside a climate-controlled saffron vault.
Officials rule it an accident but Detective Mark Cooper knows better.
A rare saffron vial disappears from the ‘Golden Thread’ exhibit, and evidence starts turning up where it should not. Soon her business is shut down. Her home is breached. And someone begins texting instructions as if she is part of the crime.
With her quick-witted assistant Sadie and Winston, her one-eyed black Persian cat, Iris follows the only trail that makes sense, buried in schedules, security badges, and carefully staged proof.
Because in Cedar Grove, the most dangerous thing is not saffron.
It is a lie everyone is willing to believe.
Genre: Cozy Mystery