Peaches And Scream
By (Author) Susan Furlong
Penguin Putnam Inc
Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
1st June 2016
United States
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: cosy mystery
Crime and mystery fiction
813.5
Paperback
304
Width 106mm, Height 171mm
To help run the family peach farm during her parents' absence, Nola Harper returns to her childhood home of Cays Mill, Georgia, and soon discovers that things back at the farm aren't exactly peachy. In the first Georgia Peach Mystery, when murder threatens her family's orchard, Nola Harper is ready to pick out the killer and preserve the farm's reputation... To help run the family peach farm during her parents' absence, Nola Harper returns to her childhood home of Cays Mill, Georgia, and soon discovers that things back at the farm aren't exactly peachy. A poor harvest and rising costs are threatening to ruin the Harpers' livelihood, and small-town gossip is spreading like blight thanks to Nola's juicy reputation as a wild teenager way back when. But Nola really finds herself in the pits when she stumbles upon a local businessman murdered among the peach trees. With suspicions and family tensions heating up faster than a cobbler in the oven, this sweet Georgia peach will have to prune through a list of murder suspects-before she too becomes ripe for the killer's picking... INCLUDES RECIPES
Cozy readers will savor every word of this peach of a mystery. Ms. Furlongs turn-of-phrase is delightful, her characters are endearing, and the mystery will keep readers guessing until the very end. The Georgia Peach mysteries are loaded with Southern charm, sassy characters, and tantalizing recipesa pure delight!New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams
"Georgia belles can handle anything--including murder--as Susan Furlong proves in this sweet and juicy series debut." --New York Timesbestselling author Sheila Connolly
Susan Furlong has lived throughout the United States, including the South, but is now happily settled in the Midwest on a small hobby farm with her husband and four children. Writing about peaches comes naturally to her as she grows several varieties of her own. Susan also writes the Novel Idea Mysteries under the pen name Lucy Arlington.