Doom and Bloom

English Cottage Garden Mysteries, Book 3

By: H.Y. Hanna

Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt

Poppy is settling into life in an English village and gaining some green fingers at last as she restores the beautiful cottage garden nursery she's inherited. When she meets a wealthy dog lover at the village fête and is hired to create a "canine scent garden", the future looks rosy...until the day ends with a vicious killing, and she finds herself spade-deep in a murder investigation once again.

Meanwhile, Einstein the terrier has fallen head-over-paws for a pampered poodle, and Poppy has her hands full keeping him out of trouble. With vandals attacking her cottage and orders for flowers flooding in, she barely has time for sleuthing! But when unexpected help comes from her mad scientist neighbor Bertie, as well as crime author Nick Forrest and his talkative cat Oren, Poppy is sure she's found the killer.

The only problem is - with false clues and suspects galore, could she be barking up the wrong tree?

©2019 H.Y. Hanna (P)2019 H.Y. Hanna

Another good tale

H.Y. Hannah has done it again. A good mystery seasoned with humor. I am looking forward to the next book.

Love this series

I really like this series and the characters. These are easy to listen to.

Hilarious!

I was laughing out loud throughout much of this book. Bertie is easily one of my favorite characters. He's hilarious! What a character. <3 There were times I was vocally upset over Poppy's choices, but in the end, her choices turned out to be for the best, so I was happy again. My favorite book in the series so far!

Funny

You definitely cannot get bored when listening H.Y Hanna books. Enjoyed this story and characters.

Great story

Loved this book, kept me guessing to figure out the guilty person, love it when I'm surprised

Thouroughly Enjoyed One

I loved the descriptions of the gardens. So English.
The manor character was so ridiculous she seemed cartoonish. However this only added the lighthearted tone of the book. I really had a chuckle at some parts. Such imagination! This was just what I needed. I’m enjoying all of H.Y. Hanna stories, and Pearl Hewitt is the perfect narrator. Perfect voice for all of the stories. I look forward to listening to more!

This is my idea of a perfect cozy mystery

I know you have read the summary. Here's my impression of the book set in a Beautiful Cotswolds English garden maintained by Poppy who is attempting to take over her departed grandmother's garden business because she fell in love with the place. Poppy is not the most careful person and has a lot of pride but she's bright and cheerful. An antidote to those tired of morose detectives who swig alcohol every chance they get and are perpetually gloomy. Her friends are many and the best are not human and very vocal. Food is often mentioned. Poppy gets to attend a village fete for the first time in her life and really enjoys herself. I had fun along with her. Poppy brings her skills to bear when someone (I won't tell you who) is murdered. Justice must be done and innocents saved.

A warm cozy

I love all kinds of books. Sometimes I like a hard boiled mystery but other times I am up for a well written cozy. This series fits that need. Interesting characters and smiles along with a murder to solve

So Enjoyable, Fun, Never a Dull Moment!

I Love every thing about these story's! The characters are all delightful. Adore the wonders of Oran the cat. Funny little dog named Einstein. Poppy chose a whole new life full of wonder and beauty. Such determination to learn and work hard with blind faith. Not many writters touch my heart as H. Y. does. Pearl Hewitt is the best and most Amazing narrator I've Ever heard!! Every character comes to life and I can see them before my very eyes!!! Even the animals are truly belevable!! My hope is all of H.Y. Hanna and Pearl Hewitts series never end!! Thank You for sharing your talented gifts with us!!

Cozy Mystery Set Around Cottage Garden Nursery

Doom and Bloom is another fun and lighthearted cozy mystery in the English Cottage Garden Mystery series by H. Y. Hanna. The series follows a down on her luck 20-something Poppy Lancaster after she inherits her estranged grandmother’s dilapidated cottage garden nursery. Having no experience with a plants, let alone an old-fashioned English Garden, it’s enjoyable listening to Poppy’s attempts to restore the nursery to its former glory.

Doom and Bloom picks up shortly after Silent Bud Deadly, wherein Poppy completed her first gardening contract at a beautiful country house. In this installment Poppy is hired to create a "canine scent garden” by an eccentric wealthy owner who takes “pampered pooch” to a new level with doggy yoga, facials, and spa treatments. When this dog lover’s niece is stabbed at the village fête, Poppy can’t resist but get involved in discovering who did it, eliciting the help from a few of her neighbors in the process, including the “mad scientist” Bertie (think Doc Brown from the Back to the Future movies) and crime fiction writer Nick.

What I like most about H.Y. Hanna’s stories are they are well written with likable characters and the mysteries are plausible with enough red herrings so as not to spoil the endings. I especially appreciate the narrator, the always impressive Pearl Hewitt. Pearl’s narrations make me laugh with her differing characterizations for all of the players. Simply put, it’s impossible not to be entertained by such a charming cozy mystery series!