Alex and Kate Sheppard have found the perfect house; the home they had always dreamed of owning. Nestled deep in the Wiltshire countryside and surrounded by a two acre walled garden, The Parsonage was to be their little paradise…but nothing stays perfect forever.Soon after moving in they make an ...
Enjoyed this book, even though I am no gardener. I enjoy gardens aesthetically, but have no interest in immersing myself in the soil. The hero, a retired college professor, Lawrence Kingston, has been hired to help a young American women restore the gardens of an estate she inherited in England...
This is the third in the series featuring retired botany professor turned reluctant sleuth Lawrence Kingston, but my first encounter. There are a few references to prior events, but little to spoil prior books or make the reader feel out of step.Anthony Eglin is a fine writer, who produces an acc...
Holding his takeaway dinner bag, he went straight to the living room to check his phone messages. There were none. He picked up his address book, found Sarah’s listing, and punched in the numbers. Four rings and the answerphone came on. He left a message for Becky saying that Stewart was safe in ...
Empty the bloody thing!’ Fox shouted, inching closer.Kingston glanced briefly over his shoulder and started to remove the contents of the trunk, two and three pieces at a time. Soon, on the floor beside him was a growing pile of framed pictures. A glittering assortment of sterling, ivory, wood, g...
Ten miles after crossing into Oxfordshire, a fast-moving storm system snuffed out the last of the gloaming, turning it into a drizzling gloom. Headlights went on and windscreen wipers soon followed. Further conversation was sporadic and of little consequence. Andrew appeared to be content within ...