In this charming Potting Shed Mystery from bestselling author Marty Wingate,Texas transplant Pru Parke's restoration of a historic landscape in England is uprooted by an ax murderer. Pru Parke has her dream job: head gardener at an eighteenth-century manor house in Sussex. The landscape for Primrose House was laid out in 1806 by renowned designer Humphry Repton in one of his meticulously illustrated Red Books, and the new owners want Pru to restore the estate to its former gloryquickly, as they're planning to showcase it in less than a year at a summer party. But life gets in the way of the best laid plans: When not being happily distracted by the romantic attentions of the handsome Inspector Christopher Pearse, Pru is digging into the mystery of her own British roots. Still, she manages to make considerable progress on the vast groundsuntil vandals wreak havoc on each of her projects. Then, to her horror, one of her workers is found murdered among the yews. The police have a suspect, but Pru is certain they're wrong. Once again, Pru finds herself entangled in a thicket of evil intentionsand her, without a hatchet.Praise for The Red Book of Primrose House ';All of the elementsgardening, history, romance, mysteryare perfectly blended with each other to form a coherent whole that is both entertaining and thoroughly engaging.'Bibliotica ';[Marty] Wingate once again brings readers a quirky cozy packed with fun characters, gardening history, and suspense.'No More Grumpy Bookseller ';Just know that Marty Wingate knows how to write a cozy mystery very well and that you will be hooked from page one.'A Bookish Way of Life ';I enjoyed The Red Book of Primrose House as much, or maybe more, for the way it developed and dealt with the relationships involved as for the murder mystery. I'm looking forward to seeing what trouble Pru gets into next.'Reading Reality ';This is a fun serieseven if you aren't a green thumb or don't know much about gardening.'Kahakai Kitchen ';The language was fun and kept the pace of the story progressing, developing and moving the reader from cup of tea to cup of tea.'Patricia's Wisdom ';[The Red Book of Primrose House] will enrich your mind and your library.'Back Porchervations Praise for Marty Wingate ';Marty Wingate plants clever clues with a dash of romantic spice to satisfy any hungry mystery reader.'Mary Daheim, bestselling author of The Alpine Yeoman ';Classy, clever, and utterly charming . . . Brew a pot of tea and settle in with this immensely enjoyable mystery.'Rosemary Harris, author of Pushing Up Daisies and The Bitches of Brooklyn, on The Garden Plot