Still Life and Death

A murder at the flower shop. An uncle suspected by the cops. Savanna and her sisters are on the case to make sure no one is framed.

Savanna Shepherd is delighted when her uncles Max and Freddie move to Carson and Uncle Max takes a job at Libby's Blooms, where Savanna teaches a still life painting class. But while opening one morning, Uncle Max finds a dead body in the rooftop greenhouse...and even worse, it looks like an inside job.

It's an uncomfortable spotlight for the family already trying to dodge a potential scandal

brewing: Savanna's boyfriend's daughter is in her art class, setting off wagging tongues.

Savanna and her sisters have no choice except to dig in to find the real murderer. With their

connections to the community and Savanna's keen eye for details, they uncover longstanding resentments and a few subtle horticultural clues. But as Savanna's investigation leads her into thorny situations, the killer may be arranging to prune yet another life: hers.

An artful cozy mystery perfect for fans of Krista Davis and Joanne Fluke.