Review & Giveaway: Dirty Rotten Tendrils by Kate Collins

Cody Verse, New Chapel, Indiana's home town boy now turned singing celeb, returns to settle a lawsuit against his former friend and song writing partner, Andrew Chapper,  in a case of intellectual theft. Cody's lawyer is the flamboyant, media-hungry Ken "the Lip" Lipinski. In front of the courthouse is a growing mob watched by main characters, Marco and Abby.

"The Lawsuit should be settled in a day or two," Marco said, coming to stand beside me with a coffee mug in his hand. "Then everything will return to normal."

Oh, Marco, if you only knew what mayhem was in store before you made this rash statement! This was just the beginning of what was in store for the characters. Not long after the courthouse scene, Ken, "The Lip", who is not known for playing with a full ethical deck, is found dead of some type of overdose.  Abby's old boss, Dave Hammond is Andrew's public defender and after getting into a verbal skirmish with Ken over missing evidence, Dave is now considered a major suspect.

 But wait, isn't there a list of angry people who could be viable suspects also? Gee, there is Ken's ex-wife who even has her own website titled Ihatemyextodeath.com and then there is Andrew's grandfather who has a very bad temper, access to some funky prescription drugs and no alibi.

Abby, who owns her own florist shop, Bloomers, plays a major part in the investigation with her hunky love interest, Marco. They are determined to find the real killer and save their friend Dave from a wrongful arrest. But Abby has plenty to deal with, namely her possible fiancé and her potential in-laws.  What ensues is a well developed mystery along with a lot of humorous situations. Definitely one you won't want to miss!

Although Dirty Rotten Tendrils is # 10 in the Flower Shop series, it is still fresh. Collins infuses her cozies with some delightful characters and  settings. If I knew Abby, her quirky family and Marco in real life, I would certainly hope we would be friends. They sound like a lot of fun! If you would like to read the first chapter of Kate's new book, you can find it on her website. 

Disclosure: A review copy of the book was provided by  Kate Collins in exchange for my honest opinion.

To celebrate today's release of her latest book in the Flower Shop Mysteries, Kate is generously allowing me to host a giveaway for 3 autographed copies of Dirty Rotten Tendrils. Open to US & Canada

Bonus entries available :

+2 for old followers - remind me how you follow and under what name

+3 for new followers thru GFC

+3 for posting about and linking to drawing or tweeting.

Please, please please, DO NOT leave 3 separate comments saying you tweeted or that you are a follower! :) Be sure to leave an e-mail contact. Deadline to enter is Oct 16th at 5 PM. (est) Good Luck!