Janis Harrison

Florist, and oft time sleuth, Bretta Solomon attends a festive night’s soirée at a nursery that supplies her with goods, along with her father. As he strolls off for a little acquaintance time with an attendee, he happens to stumble over the leg of a brutally murdered employee.

With the sheriff’s blessing, given her success rate, she starts her nosing about. Too soon, someone lets it be known their blessing won’t be forthcoming, but a couple bricks through her shop windows will.

I show more appreciate the intellect given these books. Nothing silly, yet nothing too horrific that keeps you from wanting to read more.

A continuation from past books, Bretta’s reacquaintance with her estranged father and budding relationship with an ex-DEA agent play an adept supporting cast, along with her 3 most prominent employees and quasi-friend sherif.

Each book seems to have an eclectic lesson tucked in its pages, as this one offers a glimpse into botany. I hope there are more to come, because I’m hooked! show less

Small town florist, Bretta Solomon has taken on the job of flowering up a park for a very wealthy set of nuptials. The mother of the bride is a constant ache of persnickety annoyance. Even when a hired landscaper drops dead at her feet of a heart attack and the designated hairdresser is found murdered in the back of her salon, hoity toity Evelyn Montgomery focuses only on perfecting her daughter’s day, brushing off the deaths as no more than setbacks to her plans.

In a carry over from her show more last book, a man of desire re-enters her life as her new neighbor and they meekly try to start a relationship, until an attempt of her life waylaid their steps. Meanwhile, the father that deserted her and her mother is now living with her and trying to make amends while adding his own sleuthing abilities to keep her safe and find out why there is a need to.

There is a deep dive into philosophy with Aristotle’s works playing a major role and giving this read a more provoking stance than the general mystery. Quite enjoyable. Plus, an added lesson on the not-so-lovely language of flowers and a bit of botany. Nothing beats an entertaining book that has a lesson or two added into the pages.

Harrison’s books just get better and better. show less

Florist, Bretta Solomon sets the stage for the grand opening of her B&B in the Beauchamp mansion, which she recently purchased from Cameo, the last of a long line of female Beauchamp family owners. What she didn’t buy, was the sordid mystery behind the women, but it appears to have come with the house, just the same.

A curt woman of age, Cameo, the night’s guest of honor, addresses the invited guests with virulence, revealing one of them has attempted to blackmail her. It’s a Clue game show more set-up and as expected, during the nights gala, the lights go out, as does Cameo’s last breath. All in attendance are suspect and the division begins.

This is a tightly written tale with good characters, believable dialogue and scenarios. All the makings for a good mystery. On to the 3rd in the series I go. show less

Indie florist, Bretta Solomon has partaken the duty of event coordinator for a florist convention held in a swanky hotel with minions to do her bidding. Things are running smoothly until ..

Finding an envelope inside her hotel room and then being handed a series of messages from the parents of their recently deceased daughter starts an uncharted course to an as yet unselected destination.

Too soon, injuries and deaths occur without reasonable intent. Bretta, and a couple unlikely, but most show more enjoyable sidekicks, sleuth about trying to find First the why and then the who. Add in a (excuse the timely pun) budding romance and things get enticing quite quick.

There’s too many surprises to give away by saying much more and I’d hate to spoil your fun, so I’ll just say this is an adventure you’ll enjoy and leave you to it. show less