{"product_id":"the-gardeners-plot-a-mystery-9781250334992","title":"The Gardener's Plot: A Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA woman helps set up a community garden in the Berkshires, only to find a body in one of the plots on opening day.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter life threw Maggie Walker a few curveballs, she's happy to be back in the small, Berkshires town where she spent so much time as a child. Marlowe holds many memories for her, and now it also offers a fresh start. Maggie has always loved gardening, so it's only natural to sign on to help Violet Bloom set up a community garden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen opening day arrives, Violet is nowhere to be found, and the gardeners are restless. Things go from bad to worse when Maggie finds a boot buried in one of the plots... and there's a body attached to it. Suddenly, the police are looking for a killer and they keep asking questions about Violet. Maggie doesn't believe her friend could do this, and she's going to dig up the dirt needed to prove it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gardener's Plot\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers to the heart of the Berkshires and introduces amateur sleuth Maggie Walker in Deborah J. Benoit's Minotaur Books\/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250334992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.75h x 4.12w x 1.00d","brand":"Deborah J. Benoit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474300993717,"sku":"9781250334992","price":9.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bd234151-160d-40ec-ac4f-d4696f4c10d8.jpg?v=1754405639","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-gardeners-plot-a-mystery-9781250334992","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}