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In the garden of a country estate, an ancient monument holds a cryptic secret. Chiseled on it is a coded inscription that has baffled the world's cleverest minds for two centuries. When a child playing near the monument stumbles upon the dead body of a man, another mystery is revealed: in his pocket is a scrap of paper bearing a sequence of letters. The police suspect that it may be part of a coded message but their investigation leads nowhere. The case at a standstill, Lawrence Kingston, retired professor of botany, is hired to conduct an independent inquiry. Soon, Kingston finds himself swept along in a dangerous undertow of a centuries-old family feud, a suspicious poisoning and veiled threats, leading him to fear for his own life. To solve the secret of the past and crimes of the present, he must decipher a complex code hidden in the walls of an old manor house. But to do so, he must first delve into the minds of three eminent 18th century Englishmen to fathom what part they played in the age-old mystery. As his search for the truth narrow, his worst fears materialize when he becomes the next target.

About the Author :
English-born ANTHONY EGLIN spent many years in advertising before defecting to indulge in his passion for gardening. In 1995 he started The Larkspur Company, co-producing a series of bestselling garden videotapes. The same year, he won "Garden Design" magazine's Gold Trowel Award for Best Rose Garden. Author of the internationally popular English Garden Mysteries, including "The Blue Rose," which won France's prestigious "Prix Arsene Lupin" for mystery novel of the year, Eglin is a member of the American Rose Society. Anthony lives with his wife Suzie and tabby cat, Pyewacket, in Sonoma, California."

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Praise for "Garden of Secrets Past" Praise for "The Blue Rose" Praise for "The Lost Gardens" Praise for "Garden of Secrets Past" "Engaging... an intricate plot, colorful characters, and vivid descriptions of locales from London to small villages add up to an entertaining read." -"Publishers Weekly" "Lawrence Kingston [is] a bit of a garden-digging Hercule Poirot.... In "Garden of Secrets Past," Eglin steps up the mystery several notches with the inclusion of even more shady characters, a secret code and a bit of a love interest for, no longer young, Kingston.... the mystery is top-notch." --welchwrite.com "The master of botanical mysteries." --NewMysteryReader.com "The fifth English Garden Mystery (see The Water Lily Cross and The Trial of the Wild Rose) is an entertaining whodunit as the past and the present converge during Kingston's amateur sleuthing. The cast is solid in support of the protagonist who is at his best working the enigmatic murder case. The story line is fast-paced with a fascinating brief afterward explaining the code in further depth. Gardens of Secret Past is wonderful mystery as events two centuries old still remain relevant." --followtheclue.wordpress.com "A charming English mystery that is well-written and entertaining. RECOMMENDED." --www.iloveamysterynewsletter.com "The combination of gardening with mystery thrown in is a nice change of scenery and will appeal even to those who don't have a green thumb." --"British Weekly" Praise for "The Lost Gardens" "His is a talent in full bloom." --"Richmond Times-Dispatch ""Lawrence Kingston once again mixes horticulture with crime solving in Eglin's agreeable second cozy to feature the retired botany professor...it's the plethora of gardening detail that makes this a memorable read." --"Publishers Weekly" "The primary appeal of the Kingston series is its detailed treatment of a subject dear to the hearts of many cozy fans: English gardens." --"Booklist " "" Praise for "The Blue Rose" ""The Blue Rose "is one of those amiable mysteries that seek tos Praise for "The Lost Gardens" "His is a talent in full bloom." --"Richmond Times-Dispatch ""Lawrence Kingston once again mixes horticulture with crime solving in Eglin's agreeable second cozy to feature the retired botany professor...it's the plethora of gardening detail that makes this a memorable read." --"Publishers Weekly" "The primary appeal of the Kingston series is its detailed treatment of a subject dear to the hearts of many cozy fans: English gardens." --"Booklist " "" Praise for "The Blue Rose" ""The Blue Rose "is one of those amiable mysteries that seek to mildly educate as well as to entertain: Here readers learn something about the history of roses while watching the hero and heroine dodge bullets and pruning shears." --"The Washington Post ""In his excellent debut, Eglin combines just the right amount of horticultural detail with well-drawn characters and absorbing plot." --"Publishers Weekly "(starred review)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780312648367
  • Publisher: Minotaur Books,US
  • Publisher Imprint: Minotaur Books,US
  • Height: 210 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 140 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0312648367
  • Publisher Date: 16 Aug 2011
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: An English Garden Mystery


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