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Who knew a simple trip to the consignment store would find Wendy being strong-armed by two strangers? So not allowed--especially as it could affect Doreen getting her month-end check! Trying to get to the bottom of this is one convoluted story to sort out. It involves Bernard--an eccentric and handsome older man, who had a very young fiancée in his life--the breakup, and the resulting theft.

Doreen is under strict orders not to stick her nose into Corporal Moreau's new investigation. She figures it won't hurt if she investigates a child's disappearance from ten years ago, but how was she to know that it would be linked to the new case?

A new cozy mystery series from USA Today best-selling author Dale Mayer. Follow gardener and amateur sleuth Doreen Montgomery--and her amusing and mostly lovable cat, dog, and parrot--as they catch murderers and solve crimes in lovely Kelowna, British Columbia. Book 10 in Lovely Lethal Gardens. Riches to rags. Chaos is still present. Memories are fading, but not for everyone! The problem with notoriety is unfair expectations. When Mack's mother...

Riches to rags. ... Controlling to chaos. ... But murder ... well maybe ... Doreen's success at solving murders has hit the newswires across the country, but all Doreen wants is to be left alone. She has antiques to get to the auction house and a relationship with Corporal Mack Moreau to work out, not to mention a new friendship to nurture with Penny, Doreen's first friend in Kelowna, and Doreen doesn't want to ruin things. But when a surprise accusation...

After almost a month in picturesque Kelowna, Doreen Montgomery still can't keep her notoriety to a minimum or her nose out of other people's business. Now those suffering from the loss of a loved one seek her out, wanting her help. While the last thing Doreen wants is to have the media discover she's involved in another cold case, she is already hooked on the details ... But even more is going on. News has gotten out that Nan's old house is brimming...

Doreen Montgomery's new life in Kelowna was supposed to be a fresh start after a nasty split from her husband of fourteen years, plus a chance to get her bearings and her life back on track. Instead her first week in her new hometown was spent digging up dead bodies, chasing clues, and getting in Corporal Mack Moreau's way. But now that the old cold case has been solved, and the murderer brought to justice, Doreen believes things might go her way...