Sunday, December 18, 2011

Murder by Yew (A Edna Davies Mystery #1) by Suzanne Young

I loved this story. The main character Edna reminded me of a cross between Jessica Fletcher and Miss Marple.

Edna and her husband just recently moved into their new house. The former owner was an avid gardener and kept extensive journals on the different plants and their uses. Edna was excited to learn more about the plants and to spend more time with her husband, now that he had retired. Edna had been settling in very well to her new home and had already had made some good friends in her neighbor Mary and Tom who was the handyman who handled minor repairs.

When Tom becomes sick and dies, suspicion is directed in Edna's direction because of her habit of mixing her own tea blends. Edna decides she is going to find out who else might have a reason to poison Tom with the help of Mary. A bad storm makes her snooping slightly difficult, but not impossible.

This is a great story and I can't wait to read the next one in the series. I just found out today that there is a third installment due out soon!

Jessica Fletcher watch out! Here comes Edna Davies.

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