false 352427 4 <i>I don't mean to meddle, honest! But can I help it if my nose for injustice is as keen as my green thumb? Now I, Abby Knight, law school dropout, am the proud new owner of Bloomers, my hometown flower shop. I'm devoted to making my business grow, but I'm no shrinking violet if someone needs my help to right a wrong -- even if that person is already dead....</i> So maybe Abby's life isn't the bed of roses she was hoping it would be. She adores her job, but a new low-cost competitor is killing her profits - and a black SUV just rammed her vintage Corvette in a hit and run. Determined to track down the driver, she accepts the help of hunky ex-cop Marco Salvare. But their budding relationship is threatened when the trail turns deadly. Now Abby is caught in a tangle of menacing phone calls, police corruption, and murderous road rage. If she's not careful, the next flower arrangement might be for her own funeral. 1958158 book 2 11 2004 Mum's the Word (Flower Shop Mystery, Book 1) total:268|5:53|4:93|3:95|2:24|1:3| 268 973 431 57 2 1 false false Sun Jan 20 09:23:49 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 09:28:51 -0800 2008
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I thought this was a really good start-up book for a series. I often feel like you have to get past the first book to really enjoy a series - as the first book has to acquaint you with the main character - their friends - the townspeople - the...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 09:42:16 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 07:10:17 -0800 2009 "Mum's the Word" is the first in the Flower Shop Mysteries by Kate Collins.

Had I read this book first (before I read "Slay It With Flowers") I am not sure if I would have continued with the series. But as it was, by accident, I read them in the wrong order.

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