Farmed and Dangerous
(Local Foods Mystery)
• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (May 26, 2015)
• ISBN-13: 978-0758284679
E-Book ASIN: B00ONTR4IU
Synopsis:
Snow is piling up in Westbury, Massachusetts, and Cam Flaherty’s organic farm has managed to survive the harsh New England winter. Unfortunately murder seems to be the crop in season…
Cam is finding the New Year just as hectic as the old one. Her sometimes rocky relationship with Chef Jake Ericsson is in a deep freeze, she’s struggling to provide the promised amount of food to the subscribers in her first winter CSA, and her new greenhouse might just collapse from the weight of the snow. Supplying fresh ingredients for a dinner at the local assisted living facility seems like the least of her worries—until one of the elderly residents dies after eating some of her produce.
Cantankerous Bev Montgomery had a lot of enemies, from an unscrupulous real estate developer who coveted her land to an aggrieved care provider fed up with her verbal abuse. But while the motives in this case may be plentiful, the trail of poisoned produce leads straight back to Cam. Not even her budding romance with police detective Pete Pappas will keep him from investigating her.
As the suspects gather, a blizzard buries the scene of the crime under a blanket of snow, leaving Cam stranded in the dark with a killer who gives new meaning to the phrase “dead of winter.”
About This Author
- EDITH MAXWELL is a former farmer of a certified organic farm, holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics, and is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America. Her short stories have appeared in the anthologies Stone Cold, Fish Nets, Burning Bridges, Thin Ice, Riptide, and The Larcom Review. She lives with her beau and three cats in Massachusetts, where she’s currently working on her next Local Foods mystery when she isn’t out gardening. Readers can visit her website at edithmaxwell.com.
Author Links
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Purchase Links
- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/farmed-and-dangerous-edith-maxwell/1120058499?ean=9780758284679
- http://www.amazon.com/Farmed-Dangerous-Local-Foods-Mystery/dp/0758284675
- http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780758284679
My Review:
I really liked this cozy mystery. I really like Cam and liked learning a bit about organic farming. Cam was owner of an organic farm that had been her uncles. When a person dies in the senior home dies – they think it could be the vegetables that were used for dinner that Cam had donated. She needed to find out what happened to clear her name. Once you start reading you won’t want to put it down.
Giveaway:
I received a Copy of this book from the author for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for the review, and the review is honest and my opinion.
I would love to win a copy of this book to read. It sounds interesting.
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Sounds like a great book.
This series sounds like so much fun:) I have my fingers, toes, legs, and my four legged babies have paws crossed. Thank you
I’m originally from Massachusetts and lived thru many snowy winters. I love reading books about areas I’m familiar with. Thank you for the chance to win this giveaway.
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