*** A BBC2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK *** ' A BLOOMING GOOD READ' - THE TIMES
' A MUST FOR LOVERS OF CRIME FICTION THAT' S JUST A BIT DIFFERENT FROM THE NORM' -
HEAT magazine ' [THIS IS LIKE] SHERLOCK HOLMES MEETS GARDNER' S QUESTION TIME' -
NISH KUMAR on BBC2' s Between the Covers ' WITH EUSTACIA ROSE JILL HAS CREATED AN
UTTERLY UNIQUE CHARACTER AND HAS ENSURED THAT THE DETECTIVE GENRE TURNS A NEW LEAF. MYSTERY
MURDER AND MULCH. WHAT' S NOT TO LOVE.' - ADIL RAY OBE I' ve always been better
with plants than people . . . Eustacia Rose is a Professor of Botanical Toxicology who
lives alone in London with only her extensive collection of poisonous plants for company . She
tends to her garden with meticulous care. Her life is quiet. Her schedule never changes. Until
the day she hears a scream and the temptation to investigate proves irresistible. Through her
telescope Professor Rose is drawn into the life of an extraordinarily beautiful neighbour
Simone and nicknames the men who visit her after poisonous plants according to the toxic
effect they have on Simone. But who are these four men? And why does Eustacia Rose recognise
one of them? Just as she preserves her secret garden she feels inexplicably compelled to
protect her neighbour but Eustacia soon finds herself entangled in a far more complicated web
than she could ever have imagined . When her precious garden is vandalised and someone close to
Simone is murdered with a toxin derived from a rare poisonous plant Eustacia becomes
implicated in the crime. After all no one knows toxic plants like she does . . . '
FASCINATING AND EERILY COMPELLING.' JESSICA FELLOWES New York Times bestselling author of
The Mitford Murders series ' AN INTOXICATING TALE DEVIL' S BREATH MIGHT TAKE YOUR
BREATH AWAY.' SALENA GODDEN author of Mrs Death Misses Death ' Professor Eustacia
Rose genius botanical toxicologist eccentric loner instinctive detective and all-round
mystery - a splendid creation.' M. J. CARTER author of the Blake and Avery Mystery novels
' A creeper vine of intrigue and suspense with a most unlikely and engaging star detective
at its heart.' ESTHER FREUD author of I Couldn' t Love You More ' A thrilling
story . . . Jill Johnson writes masterfully.' JJ BOLA author of The Selfless Act of
Breathing
