The Garden Club Mystery

Harriet Bushrow Borderville Mysteries #5

by Graham Landrum, Robert Graham Landrum

Picking up from an unfinished manuscript of his late father, Graham Gordon Landrum, Robert Graham Landrum follows the further adventures of the ladies of the Daughters of the American Revolution in the quiet little town of Borderville, Tennessee. When Mrs. Marguerite Claymore, a leading horticulturist, is found bludgeoned to death in her garden, the residents of Borderville are up in arms. A respected member of society noted for her many contributions, Mrs. Claymore seems to have been the least likely candidate for such a terrible crime.  It appears that Mrs. Claymore interrupted a thief in the process of looting her house. A teenage boy stands accused of the crime, and his family enlists the spunky octogenarian sleuth Harriet Bushrow to clear his name. Harriet soon finds several people from Mrs. Claymore's past who may have had a reason to do away with the often cantankerous and dictatorial old woman. A string of unsolved robberies may also be connected.  In The Garden Club Mystery, Robert Landrum pays a unique tribute to his father by co-creating the magic of the fictional town of Borderville and its much-loved characters.  

Genres: Mystery

162 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 1998

Reviews

[Glen · Rating 2 out of 5]

When the local grande dame is murdered, the local postman gets on the case. Told in shifting perspectives, that doesn't quite work. It felt like the author was trying to work his way out of writer's block.

[Suzi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series. I bought and read the first ones years ago and finally found and read the last one. The author's son finished the book after his dad died and it was wonderful with the addition of the son's computer knowledge. I am now at the age of or older than most of the characters.

[Debby · Rating 3 out of 5]

A rather unusual writing style. Not sophisticated

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ho hum mystery, but the characters are like something out of "Fried Green Tomatoes." Loved the characters.

[J M · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do enjoy this author. I like the easy pace and the different styles each character takes on when writing their versions of whats happening.

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

The last in a very easy reading mystery series.