Murder in the Hydrangeas: A Cozy Mystery

About Murder in the Hydrangeas: A Cozy Mystery

Welcome to the Seaside Garden Walk—where the hydrangeas are perfect, the lemonade is chilled, and everyone is pretending the heat is charming. Sarah Morgan is used to managing chaos. Running Second Chance Animal Rescue means balancing volunteers, donors, and more than a few strong-willed animals.

But even she isn’t prepared for what happens when a polished summer event turns deadly. When one of the town’s most powerful women collapses behind the hedges, the Garden Walk transforms from a showcase of beauty into the center of a murder investigation. Nearly everyone had a reason to want Rosemary Vale gone—but the truth isn’t hidden in dramatic confrontations or obvious suspects.

It’s buried in the small things. The things people handle without thinking. The things no one pays attention to.

The things a good dog refuses to ignore. As suspicion falls in the wrong place and the town rushes to its conclusions, Sarah starts to look closer—at the details everyone else dismissed, and at the quiet patterns moving beneath the surface of a carefully managed day. Because this wasn’t a crime of impulse.