Plants borders and various horticultural paraphernalia make surprisingly frequent appearances
in mystery plots. In this wide-ranging survey of classic and contemporary murder fiction Marta
looks at the detectives motives methods opportunities and writers that have used the garden
as their point of departure. The result is a diverting and eye-opening study that deepens our
appreciation of the great crime fiction writers while illuminating the close link between
murder mysteries and the world of gardening--
