Mum's the Word (Flower Shop Mysteries, No. 1)

By Kate Collins

Book Overview

Abby Knight is the proud owner of her hometown flower shop, but a new low-cost competitor is killing her profits-and a black SUV just rammed her vintage Corvette in a hit-and-run. She's determined to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451213505
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.7" x 0.8" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

MUMS THE WORD

HAVE JUST READ 4 OF COLLINS BOOKS AND ENJOY ALL.......SEXY WITHOUT SEX...VERY NICE....LOVE THAT HUNK MARCO.....WITTY AND KEEPS YOU WANTING TO KEEP READING

Mum's The Word

This book is great. I originally ordered this because it was written by someone on our area. But I was hooked right away. I zoomed thru all of these books and am anxiously awaiting the next one. My husband is on # 2 already and we have passed on this one to our daughter. These have enough funny stuff to make you laugh but the mystery really keeps you guessing. Loved them all!!

A great new florist amateur sleuth

Abby Knight recently opened her flower shop, Bloomers. She is a law school dropout. She really enjoys her shop. But a low-cost competitor has just come to town and is killing her profits. Then a black SUV rams her vintage Corvette in a hit-and-run. The police don't seem too interested in tracking down the culprit. Especially when a murder is discovered near her shop. Abby meets hunky ex-cop Marco Salvare who now owns the pub down the street. Together they begin to look into who rammed her shop. As things turn dangerous, they begin to wonder whether the person that rammed her car could have been involved in the murder. Plus they have tracked down the possible vehicles that rammed her car and one is owned by a prominent politician's nephew. Abby begins getting threatening phone calls and road rage. Can they find the culprit without Abby being harmed or killed? Abby is such a delightful character. All the other characters that work in her shop, as well as Marco, really add to the story. The author has done a great job of weaving her job as florist and her sleuthing. Abby's family adds a lot of tension in the story, too. It was hard to put this book down once I started reading it. It is such a fun cozy to read. I can't wait to read more. I highly recommend this book.

Fun and Fast-paced!

I have just recently started to read mystery novels, and I have been bored to tears with some of these "cozy" reads people keep talking about. Mum's the Word was a great, cozy read that was exciting. What I enjoyed about this book was how fast-paced it was. When each chapter ended, it left you in suspense. It made you want to keep reading. The characters were fun, and I am sure in the continuation of this series we will get to know them even more. I'm just thankful this book kept on track with the actual "case". Other books I've read would have felt like they needed to put "recipes for floral arrangements" or something superfluous like that. This flower shop mystery series is set in a flower shop, but doesn't take this fact and beat it to death! All in all, I thought it was an excellent read and plan to purchase the next in the series as soon as it is released