{"product_id":"the-language-of-flowers-a-larkspur-lane-mystery-paperback","title":"The Language of Flowers: A Larkspur Lane Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEleanor Marchwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNora Vane came to Larkspur Lane Community Garden to restore a Victorian walled garden. She did not come to investigate a murder. But when Desmond Goode - exasperating, magnificent, the finest grower on the site - is found dead in his greenhouse on a Tuesday morning, she cannot stop thinking about the unfinished temperature log, the small bottle of herb oil on his bench, and the odd little flower arrangement in the cut-glass jar that everyone else has already forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her brilliant, warm-hearted friend Rita at her side, Nora begins to ask questions. The site turns out to have no shortage of people with reasons to dislike Desmond: a property developer with an undeclared planning interest, a florist nursing a three-year grudge, a young delivery driver whose beloved hens were reported and rehomed. The investigation is almost fun - a puzzle for two friends to solve together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause somewhere in the greenhouse, Desmond left a clue. Not in the temperature log. Not in any note or letter. But in the flowers themselves - arranged with failing hands, in the Victorian language of flowers that almost nobody still knows - pointing directly at the one person Nora least suspects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarkspur Lane is a warm, witty, and beautifully plotted cosy mystery for readers who love gardening, friendship, and the particular satisfaction of a secret hiding in plain sight all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Richard Osman, Alexander McCall Smith, and The Thursday Murder Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54051517923635,"sku":"9798295851285","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QWoXYA78bc9798295851285.webp?v=1788996243","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-language-of-flowers-a-larkspur-lane-mystery-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}