Azaleas and Arrests
(2026)(Book 12 in the Petal Pushers Flower Shop Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Laina Turner
Summer heat is baking Hunter's Hollow, and Presley Sands just wants to unpack deliveries in the air conditioning. Fire truck sirens interrupt the quiet workday. Flames engulf the local auto body shop. When investigators pull a dead body from the wreckage, Presley grips the counter to stay standing. Her brother Jesse works at that exact garage, and he has completely vanished.
The police officially declare the fire an act of arson and identify the victim as a stranger named John Mathers. Wealthy collector Beaumont Whitaker demands an immediate arrest because the blaze destroyed his vintage Stutz Bearcat. Rumors claim the classic car holds stolen jewels from a legendary 1920s heist. With Jesse missing and unable to defend himself, local law enforcement prepares an arrest warrant with his name on it.
Presley refuses to let her brother go to prison and she recruits her best friend Katy to help track down the real culprit. They shadow suspicious out-of-town car brokers and confront hostile witnesses. Presley ignores strict warnings from her husband Cooper and police detective Willie. She risks her own safety by creeping into the burned garage at night.A ruthless killer is watching her every move. Presley stares down the barrel of a loaded gun and must uncover the truth about the hidden jewels to save her brother.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
The police officially declare the fire an act of arson and identify the victim as a stranger named John Mathers. Wealthy collector Beaumont Whitaker demands an immediate arrest because the blaze destroyed his vintage Stutz Bearcat. Rumors claim the classic car holds stolen jewels from a legendary 1920s heist. With Jesse missing and unable to defend himself, local law enforcement prepares an arrest warrant with his name on it.
Presley refuses to let her brother go to prison and she recruits her best friend Katy to help track down the real culprit. They shadow suspicious out-of-town car brokers and confront hostile witnesses. Presley ignores strict warnings from her husband Cooper and police detective Willie. She risks her own safety by creeping into the burned garage at night.A ruthless killer is watching her every move. Presley stares down the barrel of a loaded gun and must uncover the truth about the hidden jewels to save her brother.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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