Every flower has a meaning. This one might be murder.
Eliza Hawthorn knows her way around a flower arrangement, but keeping her nose out of other people's business? That's another matter entirely. Life in the picturesque English seaside village of Bloomsville keeps the eccentric florist busy enough, especially with a flower shop to run and Bramble, her opinionated black cat, doing precious little to earn his keep.
Then a mysterious dark flower arrives with a cryptic note. Its message points to a death forty years ago, one the village has long accepted as an accident. But the more Eliza digs, the less convincing that explanation becomes. And someone in Bloomsville seems remarkably determined to keep the past planted firmly where it belongs.
Unfortunately for the culprit, Eliza has never been particularly good at minding her own business. Her knowledge of flowers gives her an unexpected advantage, while the reclusive botanist Henry Green may know more about the unusual bloom than he's willing to admit. With Bramble underfoot and the village's secrets beginning to sprout, Eliza is determined to uncover the truth.
Can Eliza solve a forty-year-old mystery before the person who buried it decides she's the next problem to prune?
