Gloria Ferris
2010 Unhanged Arthur Award for Best Unpublished First Crime Novel â€” Winner,Blissâ€™s life becomes anything but blissful when she encounters the world of rural pot cultivation.,From country club to trailer park â€¦ , Swindled out of a fair divorce settlement, former socialite Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall works a number of part-time jobs to pay the rent on a rundown trailer and keep her motorcycle on the road. House cleaner, yoga teacher, library assistant, cemetery groundskeeper, drudge for her agoraphobic cousin â€“ the work never ends. But Bliss still canâ€™t save enough money for another day in court. So, when her cousin offers her a generous fee to find a pollinating mate for his giant jungle plant, she agrees to help. How hard can it be? , Thatâ€™s when she discovers that her neighbours, employers, and even her cousin are involved in a string of illegal activities â€“ including grow-ops and suspicious deaths. Police Chief Neil Redfernâ€™s persistent scrutiny is interfering with her goal, and Bliss suspects he himself may be up to his badge in the crimes heâ€™s "investigating." With no one to back her up, Bliss must make a decision: she can give up on her dream, or she can start fighting dirty. Either way, she risks becoming another murder victim.
Mystery,Fiction,Mystery,Amateur Sleuth
Corpse Flower