The Snapdragon Murder

Doris the Florist Cozy Mystery #1

by Carol Lee

Things are great for florist and single mother Doris Daisy. Living the typical life in her sleepy little town of Ashby, she’s finally opened up her dream flower shop, Doris the Florist. She is excited things are going so well… until she learns that her flowers were found in the hands of math teacher Mrs. Naylor at the local High School on the night of the prom.

Suddenly, Doris finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation headed up by handsome William Stephens the town’s detective. What Doris didn’t anticipate was a floral kabloom between her and her nemesis and biggest competitor Camelia Greene, aka Snapdragon, who once supplied the students and the prom with the flower arrangements. That is, until Doris opened up her shop. But here’s the problem: Doris is the main suspect in the murder.

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Cozy, Ebooks, Crime

71 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 22, 2013

About the author

39 books in one year. The real mystery is who wrote these books?

Reviews

[Andrea]

It was a quick read and a few twist.

[Flo Henry]

An odd murder

The flower business can be dangerous. This story catches your attention from the second page. Didn't expect the murderer to be that person. Riveting.

[Sarah]

It was free and I paid too much

This book was all kinds of dumb. It has a very skimpy plot with unformed characters. The only good thing about it was that it was very short.

[Sharon]

The story was quite juvenile. I realize that this is a cozy. And that usually means that it's a very light read and not too descriptive of a mystery. And usually the person investigating or attempting to solve the mystery is not in law enforcement. In this case, she's a florist with a crush on the detective trying to solve the murders. Doris did no investigating that made any sense. And in truth, she really didn't do any investigating at all. All she did was write out details of the crimes but never did anything with the information in a way that resembled trying to solve the case. I also found that the character of Doris acted like a teenage with her first crush. And I could have gotten past this part if there was actually something in the storyline attempting to solve the murders. But there really was none of that. Not even the detective seemed to do much of anything to solve it. Doris was his only suspect and he just didn't believe she could be a murderer - because he was attracted to her. There was no flow - and as I said, no progression. It was pretty much a waste of time. And overall, a hot mess. Not recommended.

[A]

This is the first time reading this author and I am not sure if I will be reading the next one. When bodies start dropping dead all leads point to Doris, a florist. Most amateur crime solvers use deductive reasoning or logic but Doris just guesses all wrong, almost becoming a victim herself. Thank goodness this was a short read.

[Clare]

Filled a gap in my reading schedule. Ive read worse but have also read better.

[Michelle's Book]

I was given an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. This book cover is on my Pinterest board and my blog, Michelle Dragalin’s Journey.

[Kaye]

2.5

[Heather]

Love this cozy mystery series.