A Botanist's Guide to Rituals and Revenge

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Brilliant botanist Saffron Everleigh faces her hardest challenge yet when she returns to her childhood home in the fourth book in the charming Saffron Everleigh mystery series. "A cleverly plotted puzzle" (Ashley Weaver) in the vein of Opium and Absinthe, this is perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Sujata Massey. Brilliant botanist Saffron Everleigh faces her hardest challenge yet when she returns to her childhood home in the fourth book in the charming Saffron Everleigh mystery series. "A cleverly plotted puzzle" (Ashley Weaver) in the vein of Opium and Absinthe, this is perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Sujata Massey. Saffron Everleigh returns to Ellington Manor after her grandfather suffers a heart attack. Back in her childhood home for the first time in years, Saffron faces tense family relationships made worse by the presence of the enigmatic Bill Wyatt, hired on as a doctor to the ailing Lord Easting. But the man is no doctor-in reality, he is a mysterious figure involved in the trafficking of dangerous government secrets, and his presence at Ellington can only mean trouble. When their neighbors, the Hales, invite a spiritual medium into the village who starts angling for Saffron's mother's attention, Saffron realizes that there is more afoot in her hometown than she originally thought. Not to mention inviting Alexander to Ellington has put their budding relationship under her family's microscope. As tensions rise at Ellington, Bill demands that Saffron hand over old research documents belonging to her late father. With her relatives under his power as their 'doctor,' Saffron fears she may be forced to surrender the files along with her hopes of ever understanding her father's obscure legacy. Nothing and no one is as they seem at Ellington. It's through the perfumed haze of the seance's smoke that Saffron must search for the truth before it's too late

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Praise for the Saffron Everleigh mystery series:

Well-researched and brimming with the dangers of scientific intrigue.
Ashley Weaver, author of the Amory Ames mysteries

An intriguing mystery and a resourceful and engaging heroine.
Frances Brody, author of the Kate Shackleton mysteries

Delightful and twisty . . . Saffron Everleigh is a plucky heroine . . . An engaging read!
Lydia Kang, author of Opium and Absinthe

Kate Khavari has created a charming mystery, full of twists that are as intriguing and deadly as the plants her characters love.
Katharine Schellman, author of the Lily Adler mysteries

A thorny mystery and budding romance combine with a fascinating look at the many uses of plants.
Kirkus Reviews

Rewarding . . . A solid entry in a dependable series.
Publishers Weekly

[A] clever British mystery.
Historical Novels Review

A winner for academic- and historical-mystery fans and lovers of floriography.
Library Journal, starred audiobook review

Author Bio

Kate Khavari is the author of fiction ranging from historical mysteries to high fantasy epics. She has her parents to thank for her fascination for historical mysteries, as she spent the majority of her childhood memorizing Sherlock Holmes's and Poirot's greatest quips. She lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas with her husband and children and a lovely garden that contains absolutely no poisonous plants.