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Three Dirty Women and the Garden of Death |
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T hree Dirty Women and the Garden of Death byJulie Wray Herman Silver Dagger Press 205 pages, 2000 ISBN 1570721106 Reviewed by PJ Nunn Read our author interview Once in a while, you come across a book that has a great energy all its own. This is one of them. It starts on the very first page, when you meet these three "dirty" women happily excavating a flowerbed with plans to beautify the yard for a summer wedding. Instead of unearthing the usual roots and rocks, they uncover the body of Amilou’s errant husband, Greg. Amilou, Korine and Janey started "Three Dirty Women," a landscaping company, as a means of combining their love of gardening with a money making venture. But it seems all they’re digging up is trouble. Amilou’s husband is buried in Susannah's yard, a fair weather friend who just might have been one of Greg’s extracurricular activities. Is she the one who buried him there? But then, why would she hire them? Maybe it was Sally, the one he finally ran away with. Sally came back in town a few days later but Greg was conspicuously missing. Maybe they should let the local authorities figure it out but it soon becomes apparent that Amilou is their prime suspect, leaving the trio busy trying to dig up some evidence to the contrary. Three Dirty Women is a winner. Herman has captured the spirit of women overcoming obstacles and forging their own way. Filled with humor and heart, the trio combines wit and intelligence to search out the truth, without fear of self-examination and revelation. A cozy mystery at its entertaining best. |
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