Swan for the Money by Donna Andrews

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Bibliographic Details

• Author: Donna Andrews
• Title: Swan for the Money (Meg Langslow Mysteries)
• Publisher: ‎Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur, New York; First Edition (July 21, 2009)
• Language: ‎English
• Format: Hardcover –‎ 320 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0312377177
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0312377175
• Item Weight: ‎ .95 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 5.8 x 1.13 x 8.57 inches
• Condition: New – Excellent
• Dust Jacket Condition: Excellent
• Edition: First Edition

Synopsis:

Volunteering to help her parents' latest venture in competitive rose cultivation, Meg Langslow encounters unexpected ruthlessness among the contestants and applies her sleuthing skills when the show's wealthy host is discovered murdered on her estate.

Meg Langslow's eccentric parents have a new hobby: growing roses and entering them in highly competitive shows. Dad's gardening skill and Mother's gift for selecting and arranging the blossoms should make them an unbeatable team and Meg is relieved they've taken up such a safe, gentle hobby. She even volunteers to help when the Caerphilly Garden Club sponsors its first annual rose show. But after a few hours of dealing with her parents' competitors, Meg sees trouble… Rose growers are so cutthroat that they will do nearly anything to win the Black Swan trophy – making them all prime suspects when Meg discovers that someone is attempting to kill the wealthy woman on whose estate the competition is being held. Meg tries to leave the detecting to the local police and focus on the competition, but she just can't help getting her hands dirty when lives are at stake…

About the Author:

Donna Andrews is the author of the Meg Langslow mysteries, including Stork Raving Mad and Swan for the Money. She has won the Agatha, Anthony, and Barry awards, a Romantic Times award for best first novel, and two Lefty and two Toby Bromberg Awards for funniest mystery. When not writing fiction, Andrews is a self-confessed nerd, rarely found away from her computer, unless she's messing in the garden. She lives in Reston, Virginia.