Death with a Dark Red Rose
Death with a Dark Red Rose by Julia Buckley, published by Penguin on February 25, 2020, is a mystery novel that follows writer’s apprentice Lena London as she navigates life in Blue Lake while newly engaged. Lena’s idyllic existence takes a dark turn when one of her closest friends goes missing, prompting her to investigate the unsettling circumstances surrounding the disappearance. The story intertwines Lena’s personal life with the growing threat posed by a mysterious corporation, Plastisource, which is intent on altering the landscape of her beloved town.
In this engaging narrative, readers will find Lena’s determination to uncover the truth about her friend’s vanishing intertwined with elements of cozy mystery and amateur sleuthing. As Lena, along with her fiancé Sam and detective friend Doug, delves deeper into the mystery, they confront the possibility of abduction and the potential involvement of Plastisource. This edition spans 304 pages and is presented in English, offering a blend of suspense and intrigue that explores the complexities of friendship and the darker sides of community life.
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Writer’s apprentice Lena London is enjoying life in Blue Lake and being newly engaged, but is soon drawn into the terrifying disappearance of one of her closest friends….
Lena is starting to feel like having it all may actually be possible! She and suspense novelist Camilla Graham are busily plotting their next novel and she’s got a brand-new diamond ring on her finger thanks to her fiancé, Sam West. The only blot on her Blue Lake life is a strange new corporation that has come to town called Plastisource. They seem to be intent on gobbling up prime real estate and changing the landscape of Lena’s lovely adopted home.
When she and Sam get a call from their good friend (and Blue Lake detective) Doug saying that his girlfriend–and Lena’s pal Belinda–isn’t answering her phone and missed a date with him, they all head out to her home. The trio is shocked to discover that Belinda’s purse and phone are at her house, along with a single red rose on her countertop–but Belinda herself is missing. Has she been abucted? Could the strange new corporation play a role in her disappearance? Lena is determined to find out and rescue her friend because she knows that the truth can be stranger and much more deadly than fiction….
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