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Rosemary Lillywhite already has more on her tea tray than she’d like: murder, intrigue, and three very different men vying for her affections. Adding family obligations to the mix is the last thing she needs.
So when her mother, Evelyn, calls and begs Rosemary to help with a country garden club event, she agrees—begrudgingly. Someone has to keep an eye on Vera, after all, especially when Evelyn has made her disapproval of Vera’s relationship with Rosemary’s brother, Frederick, abundantly clear.
Unfortunately, that’s only the beginning of the discomfort.
Evelyn makes her opinions painfully obvious by inviting her preferred choice of suitor for Rosemary to the party, ensuring maximum awkwardness. To make matters worse, the guest list includes a collection of Rosemary and Vera’s former school chums—an assortment of sour ladies neither woman would have minded never seeing again.
If Rosemary had known one of them was destined to meet her end in Evelyn’s rose garden, she might have declined the invitation altogether and let Vera fend for herself.
When murder shatters the tranquility of the sleepy country village of Pardington and brings the garden club festivities to a screeching halt, Rosemary finds herself once again compelled to investigate. Now she must uncover the truth, protect her mother from scandal, juggle competing romantic interests, and prevent Evelyn from descending into a full-blown nervous collapse.
All in a day’s work for a lady detective with a sharp mind, a kind heart—and a talent for being in exactly the wrong place at the wrong time.
A Body Among the Roses is the fourth book in the Mrs. Lillywhite Investigates series, a 1920s historical cozy mystery featuring amateur sleuthing, gentle romance, and classic Golden Age charm.
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Emily Queen writes cozy historical murder mysteries set in the roaring twenties, where secrets hide behind polite smiles and justice always gets its due.
Her novels feature amateur sleuths, tight-knit friendships, gentle romance, and just enough danger to keep things interesting—without graphic violence or dark themes.
And while Emily firmly believes murder belongs only on the page, if you’re not careful, she might just kill you off in one of her books.
When she’s not plotting fictional crimes, Emily enjoys researching historical details, crafting charming mysteries, and bringing the glamour and intrigue of the 1920s to life for modern cozy mystery readers.
