Murder at the Maplewood Garden Walk
(2026)(The seventh book in the Alexia Jones Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Kaylah Carr
The flowers are blooming, competition is fierce, and murder has taken root in Maplewood.
Alexia Jones and her best friend, Jenna, never miss Maplewood’s Annual Garden Walk. But this year’s celebration turns deadly when five-time champion Vivian Caldwell collapses among her prize roses.
The police suspect the summer heat. Alexia suspects murder.
Vivian’s gardening gloves have vanished, the garden shed has been disturbed, and Alexia’s German Shepherd, Buddy, senses a hidden clue.
Suspects spring up everywhere. Nora Bell confronted Vivian over her ruined heirloom flowers. Gardener Theo Marsh demanded wages Vivian refused to pay. Vivian’s troubled biological son entered her house shortly before jewelry and money disappeared.
Beneath the Garden Walk’s beautiful surface, Alexia uncovers bitter rivalries, hidden relationships, and secrets someone has protected for years. Every discovery draws her closer to the truth, and someone is determined to keep those secrets buried.
Now the killer is watching.
With Buddy beside her and Jenna caught in growing danger, Alexia must expose the truth before the killer decides there’s room for one more body among the roses.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Alexia Jones and her best friend, Jenna, never miss Maplewood’s Annual Garden Walk. But this year’s celebration turns deadly when five-time champion Vivian Caldwell collapses among her prize roses.
The police suspect the summer heat. Alexia suspects murder.
Vivian’s gardening gloves have vanished, the garden shed has been disturbed, and Alexia’s German Shepherd, Buddy, senses a hidden clue.
Suspects spring up everywhere. Nora Bell confronted Vivian over her ruined heirloom flowers. Gardener Theo Marsh demanded wages Vivian refused to pay. Vivian’s troubled biological son entered her house shortly before jewelry and money disappeared.
Beneath the Garden Walk’s beautiful surface, Alexia uncovers bitter rivalries, hidden relationships, and secrets someone has protected for years. Every discovery draws her closer to the truth, and someone is determined to keep those secrets buried.
Now the killer is watching.
With Buddy beside her and Jenna caught in growing danger, Alexia must expose the truth before the killer decides there’s room for one more body among the roses.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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