Macarons and Mayhem (Peridale Cafe #7) by Agatha Frost - Starting January 10th, 2021

[☆☆Hannah☆☆]

Excitement blossoms through Peridale when a prestigious gardening magazine picks the village as the spotlight for their next issue, but that joy quickly turns to dread when members of the local gardening society, The Peridale Green Fingers, start dying one by one after their obituaries are sent to The Peridale Post the day before their murders.

Julia is asked to bake macarons for the magazine's unveiling of 'The Best Garden in Peridale' party, but with death striking the village, she has more important things to worry about. Is somebody killing The Green Fingers’ to better their chances of winning the title as well as the cash prize, or is there something more sinister happening? With her old friend and newspaper reporter, Johnny, by her side, Julia must uncover the truth before every member of the club is crushed like an unwanted weed.

[Leah]

Chapters 1-4:
(view spoiler)[There is a gardening magazine coming to town to showcase the local gardens. The gardening club has had three founding members murdered. They were pushed down the stairs of their homes. An obituary was sent the day before they died. Dot joined the club to help investigate. (hide spoiler)]

[Leah]

Chapters 5-8:
(view spoiler)[Gardens are being wrecked by someone. The new leader of the club is acting suspiciously. She has changed since the magazine said they were coming to town. She is also not eligible to win the contest because of her position in then club. The members are fighting at every meeting since she took over. (hide spoiler)]

[Leah]

Chapters 9-12:
(view spoiler)[Emily, the head of the gardening club, has been attacked. She is in the hospital. Her friend Amy knows something but isn't talking yet. More gardens have been sabotaged. The magazine is hurrying up the contest. (hide spoiler)]

[Leah]

Chapters 13-15:
(view spoiler)[Chloe vandalized the gardens. Mercy killed and attacked the founders of the gardening club. Chloe did it because her father was the best gardener but was unfairly removed from the club. Mercy did it because her mother was removed from her leadership position and drove drunk because of it and was killed in a crash. Both happened because one of the founders, Emily, wanted to be in charge. (hide spoiler)]

[☆☆Hannah☆☆]

I'm up to Chapter 4.


(view spoiler)[A gardening magazine is coming to town. They ard having Julia make macarons. Which is the one thing she isn't very good at. Several people from the gardening group have died recently. (hide spoiler)]

[☆☆Hannah☆☆]

Leah wrote: "Chapters 1-4:
[spoilers removed]"


It will be interesting to see why everyone is being killed.

[☆☆Hannah☆☆]

I'm up to Chapter 8.


(view spoiler)[Julia has made some people mad by looking into these deaths. Emily is power hungry in the group. Nobody likes her and I don't blame them. (hide spoiler)]

[☆☆Hannah☆☆]

Leah wrote: "Chapters 5-8:
[spoilers removed]"


These people in the garden club are nuts.

[Leah]

I was surprised she agreed to do it.

[Leah]

Emily was a little much. She wasn't the only one though.

[☆☆Hannah☆☆]

I'm up to Chapter 12.


(view spoiler)[Another body has been found. Now everyone in the group is worried they are next. Billy is taking Jessie out on a date. (hide spoiler)]

[☆☆Hannah☆☆]

Leah wrote: "Chapters 9-12:
[spoilers removed]"


I really don't feel too sorry for Emily.

[☆☆Hannah☆☆]

I'm finished.


(view spoiler)[I don't blame Mercy for doing what she did. Those people treated her mother badly. I just feel bad for her dad. I'm glad that Emily is moving away. (hide spoiler)]

[☆☆Hannah☆☆]

Leah wrote: "Chapters 13-15:
[spoilers removed]"


You can't blame them for what they did even though it was wrong.

[Leah]

I feel bad for some of the townspeople in the club.

[Leah]

She should have done it differently though.