One of many books that I recently acquired for the purposes of sharing it with others. This is a favorite cozy mystery series.

In this installment we see how the past is always with us, how sometimes pain drives bad behavior, and that women can be just as nasty in their murders as men. The murder of an orchid seller in the conservatory of an upscale house, discovered during a ladies' luncheon, turns out to have its roots in events that occurred in India more than a decade prior. Plenty of confusing clues and fun discoveries for the entire Upper Edmonton Gardens crew in this one. The one thing I did find jarring (and perhaps illuminating about the British class system) is that the woman who raged most bitterly about its impact still considered her closest confidante to be her servant and, despite being immensely wealthy and uncaring of many societal norms, never troubled herself to elevate her friend to a higher social standing than that of a servant.

This book is headed to Utah to my sister-in-law and a friend of hers who needs lots of mysteries to read.

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Taking to a neighbor who is at Thatcher Brook Rehab.