Mulch

Written by Ann Ripley

Narrated by Lynda Evans

Amateur gardener and housewife Louise Eldridge has big plans for her family's new Sylvan Valley home, situated among the flower of suburban Washington, D.C., society. But barely has she turned the topsoil when her organic mulching unearths the unidentifiable remains of a murder victim. Suddenly her elegant garden is a crime scene blighted by garish yellow police tape. And Louise...cultivating the rich and restless wives of the neighborhood and their hothouse secrets...must find out who has gone missing. For only then can she root out a rare species of killer who could soon be digging her grave.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books in Motion Audio
• Release date: Jul 6, 2012
• ISBN: 9781614532149

Reviews for Mulch

[minaisham · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

-- Although a woman's body parts are discovered in bags of leaves MULCH by Ann Ripley is a fast & fun read. A family of three moves to a new house in Washington, D.C. suburb. Father/husband is a reassigned federal employee. Wife/mother decides to collect neighbors' bagged leaves to fill a wet corner on her lawn. That & reestablishing her writing career give her something to do. Her daughter is a teenager making new friends in high school. Which neighbor put body parts in bags? MULCH will appeal to gardeners, anybody who has visited or lived in nation's capital, & murder mystery readers. --

[madamejeanie · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is the start of a new series that calls itself 'cozy" but almost reads as a political thriller in spots. The identity of the killer is not hidden, but trying to figure out just which of the folks in the neighborhood it is takes a bit of doing. But, like any good mystery series, it will be the characters that bring me back to this series for more. 4

[frazle · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great start to a series.Good characters. Quick read. A couple spots seemed to jump a bit, but the book was still enjoyable.Family moves to Washington area. Mother is an organic gardner, and gathers leaf bags from around the neighborhood for mulching purposes. Unfortunately, someone disposed of body parts in the bags.