Pretty Poison

This new series introduces sleuth Peggy Lee, a detective's widow, botanist, and owner of a garden shop in Charlotte. When she discovers the dead body of the city's biggest philanderer in her shop, Peggy must prove a local homeless man is innocent of murder. Includes gardening tips. Original.

It's another busy fall day for Peggy. A quick cafA(c) lecture on African violets is followed by a minor bike accident involving a good-looking Saturn driver. Upon returning to her shop, Peggy discovers one of the wealthiest men in town--and one of the biggest philanderers--sprawled face down across one of her seasonal displays, apparently beaten to death with a garden shovel.
When the cops pin the murder on a local homeless man, Peggy must rake through evidence and dig up secrets to root out the real killer.