Abby Finch is having a time of it. First, she finds the bones of an infant in a garden that she is cleaning up for her soon to be ex-husband and his soon to be wife, who happens to be pregnant with their first child. Abby has been trying to keep things civil for the sake of the 3 children she shares with Howard, but he's been angrier than usual lately, which only gets worse when Abby's old friend, and one night stand from high school, Jake, re-enters the picture. Second, she finds the recently murdered body of Howard right where the bones of the infant were discovered! Abby and her friends decide to "help" the police with their investigation so Abby's children can begin to grieve in peace.

Whew! So much going on, but this means the story is never dull. I will admit that I was a bit annoyed with Abby at the start of the book because she wasn't standing up to Howard, but as the story progressed, everything was explained, and by the end of the book I realized that she had really grown on me. The mystery itself had many, many twists and turns leading to the big reveal at the end, and I can honestly say that I was completely surprised!

I highly recommend this cozy mystery - 5/5 stars!

*** I would like to thank NetGalley, Joffe Books, and Liz Fielding for the opportunity to read and review this book. ( )

Liz Fielding sure can keep a reader engrossed in a story and Murder Among The Roses is no exception! While digging up a rose bush, Abby finds human bones buried underneath the rose bush. Discovering that it's a baby's bones sends her on a quest to find out who the baby belongs to, what happened to the baby, and why the baby's bones are buried on her soon-to-be ex-husbands flower garden and mansion that he just inherited from his aunt. What happens during Abby's quest keeps me entertained while reading this can't put down book, well worth reading! ( )

Cotswolds, divorcing, wealthy, unputdownable, surprises, suspense, suspicion, murder-investigation, murder, mysteries, lawyers, law-enforcement, lies, England, family-dynamics, family-drama, family, relationships, relatives, friction, friends, friendship, frustration*****

In spite of having three school age children Harold was in the process of divorcing Abby even as his wealthy and politically ambitious mistress was nearing her due date and the wedding she planned. Then Abby discovered the corpse of a much loved infant buried beneath a rosebush at Harold's family home. That was strange and Abby was planning to research family records to try to find out more. But then there was a big angry blow up among members of the trio and others, and the next thing she knows Abby is flat out in the garden with Harold's dead body on top of her. And it all gets crazier from then on!
Great cozy mystery with intelligent sleuthing, well drawn characters, and some really wow surprises.
I requested and received an EARC from Joffe Books via NetGalley. Thank you! ( )