Deprecated: Array and string offset access syntax with curly braces is deprecated in /www/libraryLand/subs/contemporary/engine/classes/templates.class.php on line 232 Call Stack: 0.0004 407568 1. {main}() /www/libraryLand/subs/contemporary/engine/rss.php:0 Julia Henry - Free Library Land Online - Contemporary https://contemporary.library.land/ ru Julia Henry - Free Library Land Online - Contemporary DataLife Engine Tilling the Truth https://contemporary.library.land/julia-henry/494311-tilling_the_truth.html https://contemporary.library.land/julia-henry/494311-tilling_the_truth.html Tilling the Truth
It's August in Goosebush, Massachusetts, and go-getter retiree Lilly Jayne and her youthful senior pals show no sign of slowing down during the lazy days of summer. But when murder mows over a pesky local, could a Garden Squad member be nurturing a deadly second act?

While Lilly digs into a town beautification project, her friend Tamara O'Connor has greater concerns than well-pruned geraniums. The real-estate firm owner hasn't been shy about blaming perennial grouch Gladys Preston for thwarting her many attempts to sell off a beautiful beachside property. But accusations fly when Gladys is suddenly found dead—and Tamara is caught standing over the body with a bloody weapon in her hand . . .

As Tamara becomes the prime murder suspect, Lilly and the Garden Squad ladies set out to prove that someone planted the evidence. With a potpourri of alarming clues scattered around Goosebush, cracking this case means confronting a calculating culprit...]]> Mon, 18 Nov 2019 16:17:07 +0200 Pruning the Dead https://contemporary.library.land/julia-henry/477983-pruning_the_dead.html https://contemporary.library.land/julia-henry/477983-pruning_the_dead.html Pruning the Dead
Post-retirement aches and pains can't prevent sixty-five-year-old Lilly Jayne from keeping the most manicured garden in Goosebush, Massachusetts. But as a murder mystery blooms in the sleepy New England town, can a green thumb weed out a killer?

With hundreds flocking to her inaugural garden party, meticulous Lilly Jayne hasn't left a single petal out of place. But the picture-perfect gathering turns unruly upon the arrival of Merilee Frank, Lily's ex-husband's catty third wife. Merilee lives for trouble, so no one is surprised after she drinks too much, shoves a guest into the koi pond, and gets escorted off the property. The real surprise comes days later—when Merilee is found dead in a pile of mulch . . .

Lilly wishes she could stick to pruning roses and forget about Merilee's murder—until her best friend and ex become suspects in an overgrown homicide case. Now, aided by the Garden Squad, an unlikely group of amateur crime solvers with a...]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:06:01 +0200 Digging Up the Remains https://contemporary.library.land/julia-henry/556886-digging_up_the_remains.html https://contemporary.library.land/julia-henry/556886-digging_up_the_remains.html Digging Up the Remains
A festive fall is in full swing in Goosebush, Massachusetts, but when a snoopy reporter is felled by foul play, it's up to Lilly and her Garden Squad to spook out a killer . . .

Between hosting a haunted house on her lawn, serving on the town's 400th Anniversary Planning Committee, and prepping for the Fall Festival's 10k fundraiser, Lilly's hands are full. She doesn't have time for prickly newspaper reporter Tyler Crane, who's been creeping around town, looking for dirt on Goosebush's most notable families . . . until he's found dead on the race route moments before the start.

An unfortunate accident? Or did Tyler unearth a secret that someone in Goosebush is willing to kill to keep? By planting nasty rumors and cultivating fear, Tyler sowed a fair share of ill will during his brief time in town. Weeding through the suspects will be thorny, but Lilly and her Garden Squad are determined to root out the autumnal assassin...]]> Fri, 04 Sep 2020 17:17:09 +0300