Forget-Me-Not

by Eileen Key

Maggie Price, interior plant decorator and owner of Plants Alive! Interior Landscaping, discovers the body of her Aunt Della sprawled out on the front lawn of her rural Tennessee home. The ensuing murder investigation implicates her son, Brian. Convinced of his innocence and determined to find the real killer, Maggie and her brother Joshua Clark race to solve the case themselves. Joshua tells Maggie their aunt had alluded to the possibility of an oil and gas lease on her property, but how could that figure into a murder?
Clues point the finger at an unsavory vagrant, Carl Owens, who had once worked for Della; however, Maggie's relief is short-lived when they realize he has an alibi. Maggie's search soon has her researching the town's criminal past, where stories of unsolved bank robberies and corporate corruption reveal that murder and secrets go hand in hand.

214 pages, Hardcover

First published August 5, 2011

About the author

Eileen Key, freelance writer and editor, resides in San Antonio, Texas, near her grown children and three wonderful grandchildren. She’s published ten anthology stories and numerous devotionals and articles. Her first mystery novel Dog Gone from Barbour publishing released in 2008. Her second book, Door County Christmas released in 2010.

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cozy Christan mystery. Maggie goes to visit her critical demanding aunt and finds her dead. Written as it's part of a series but I can't found any others. As Maggie learns more about her aunt she found she had a big heart and help for everyone even if she didn't show it with her family. The mystery was all over the place; the born-again-christian elements I could do with out as well as some of the whinier thought elements about her love interest. It was uplifting as cozies and christian fiction tend to be despite the attempts to shoot at one another.

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Keeps you on your toes . Story line could have gone different ways. All well , in the end.

[Janet Ankiel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The plot worked pretty well and Maggie's relations with her family supported the tale. However, the frequent mention of grabbing a soda, raking fingers through hair, the lack of cell phone coverage and more tedious and amateurish techniques weakened the interest. Just a pleasant read.