The lost gardens : an English garden mystery
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- ISBN: 0312328729
- ISBN: 9780312328726
- Physical Description 294 pages
- Edition 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2006.
- Copyright ©2005
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General Note: | "Thomas Dunne Books." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 293). |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 31.95 |
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The Lost Gardens : An English Garden Mystery
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Summary
The Lost Gardens : An English Garden Mystery
Hidden within the derelict gardens of abandoned Wickersham Priory, a deadly secret is waiting. But when an unsuspecting young Californian named Jamie Gibson finds herself the new owner of the estate, through a surprise bequest from a total stranger---the secret begins to stir. Jamie, fired with enthusiasm to restore the gardens to their 1930s glory, seeks the help of Lawrence Kingston, a retired professor of botany, eccentric bon viveur, and amateur sleuth. Lawrence soon unearths an old chapel, which leads to an ancient Healing Well, which in turn yields a human skeleton. And as the police pursue their inquiries, Kingston begins his own investigation---following a baffling trail of clues that wind down through the centuries, from the battlegrounds of World War II to the depths of the Middle Ages. It is a trail marked by misadventure, revenge, compassion, and murder when finally Kingston unlocks the secret of Wickersham Priory, he and Jamie must confront a reckoning that neither of them could have ever imagined. As with the highly acclaimed "The Blue Rose, " Eglin brings his botanical and literary skill to this new mystery.