Vândut de elefant.ro
DescriptionPerfect for fans of B. B. Haywood and Peg Cochran, Ellie B. Whites whimsical series debut is full of farm fun, complete with a helpful baby pig. Reluctant farmer Charlotte Finn needs the help of the livestock to sleuth a mysterious death. Charlotte Finn never wanted to inherit the familys produce farm--much less plow a heap of money into it. Her plan is to hammer a great big FOR SALE sign into the farms fallow furrows--but Charlottes sunny hopes of a quick sale succumb to a killing frost when she finds a dead body entwined supine in the tomato vines. The poor man, it seems, was run through...with a pitchfork? Now, Charlotte is stuck with running the farm in the midst of a murder investigation. Charlottes knowledge of farming is smaller than her bank balance, so she relies on caretakers Joe and Alice Wong and their farmhands. Can she trust them? She doesnt know them. Theres also farmer Samuel Brown, who still carries a childhood grudge. But the case gets personal when Charlotte learns that the victim might have been her own kin--and seeds of suspicion grow into a fertile field of suspects. Charlotte turns to the farms pig to help root out the killer. Soon, the goats, geese, and horse join in, but will Charlotte harvest a murderer--or buy the farm?About the AuthorBorn in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Elle Brooke White became a world traveler at a young age when her family moved to Europe. She grew up in Paris, Brussels and London until returning to the US to attend Vassar College. She then moved to New York City with the hopes of becoming a renowned actress but took a job in advertising-- as Elle says just until. But it was time for her to return to a world of pure imagination. Now Elle lives in Southern California with her famous diving dog, Bardot.
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Crooked Lane Books
