The Olive Branch Mystery: Death of a Garden Hoe

by Gale Borger

The Olive Branch Garden Center is not all it seems. On the outside, it looks like any other place to buy seeds, plants, and duck doo. On the inside, it’s a place where problematic teens with more than a little bit of attitude end up after they get in trouble with the law. Forced to work and live together, they are just biding their time, until they find Dead Chick.With nothing but trouble in common, bad luck forces these five teens from different backgrounds to the right side of the law when murder keeps creeping up and grabbing them. For the first time, they see crime through the eyes of a victim. Determined to figure out who killed the hoe, they uncover secrets about themselves and each other in the process. They also find some lessons are harder learned than others.Pone, Spaz, Bean, Cash, and Shroom are always looking for trouble, only now they are finding it in ways they never dreamed. Will they hit pay dirt before they're the ones found pushing up daisies? Come and find out, Yo.

241 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 12, 2013

About the author

Gale Borger is the author of the hilarious Miller Sisters Mystery Series. Gale brings to life the small town of White Bass Lake, Wisconsin and its wacky inhabitants in Totally Buzzed, a madcap romp through murder and mayhem. Second in the series, Totally Fishy is an uproariously funny tale complete with a pole dancing granny and two bumbling hit men who can't seem to bump off the right guy! Gale's short story, Totally Decked, was out in time for Christmas, 2010. Gale's books are published by Echelon Press, LLC.

With over 20 years in law enforcement-the last fifteen years as a correctional officer, Gale has extensive experiences from which to draw material for her books. Growing up in a screwball household with a lifetime of practical jokes and a whole lot of laughter behind her, lends much humor to her writing. As Gale puts it, "I've always been told 'write what you know,' and I know bad guys and funny stuff, with a little gardening thrown in for good measure."

Gale has a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and a Master's Degree in Education. She lives in Southeastern Wisconsin with her husband Bob, their sometimes-seen college student (dragging behind her a trombone and her dirty laundry), two dogs, two cats, about 1,000 tropical fish, a leopard gecko, a Pac-man frog, two turtles, and more flowers in her yard than grass. Visit Gale and get to know the Miller Sisters at http://galeborgerbooks.com