Growing Light

by Marta Randall

On Anne Munro's first day as a writer at the horticulural software company Growing Light, her eccentric boss George Ashby is found murdered and the police discover a note that makes her the number one suspect. With the help of a sympathetic cop, Anne sets out to discover why she's being set up, but she soon finds out that the quirky employees of Growing Light aren't going to make that an easy mystery to solve.

214 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Marion · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved our down-to-earth amateur sleuth and the array of quirky northern California characters who fill this cozy mystery. The Bad Boss is someone many of us will find familiar. The location, which Randall uses to poke affectionate fun at some of foibles of California-ites, is simply a delight. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

(I read it published under her pen name, Martha Conley.)

[Shaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Three and a half star

A fun little mystery with quirky characters and amateur sleuthing, I quite enjoyed this.

[J Hamilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Witty, twisty, fun

The kind of book that has you telling the characters to think again, reconsider, give them a piece of your mind - out loud, while you're reading. Satirical and wry, but not ungentle, and sharply accurate in terms of reflecting the trendy psychobabble of yesteryear and today.

[Mark Zodda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good mystery that kept my attention, was a quick read and didn't telegraph the ending. Nothing fancy, but a good story plainly told. Recommended.