Product Description
During the annual Pickle Fest, Abby's boyfriend Marco inexplicably disappears for a day. When he returns, he's the main suspect in the death of a clown. It seems the cops have found Snuggles pushing up water-spurting daisies-and Marco was the last person seen leaving Snuggles's house. Although Marco is still a mystery to her, Abby knows he's innocent. Now she has to find a way to prove it.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 12 reviews)

Abby is back...

Abby is attending the annual Pickle Fest with her best friend Nikki, when she has an encounter with one of the clowns. She innocently mentions this to Marco and then learns the clown has been murdered. With Marco as the only suspect, Abby really has to put her amateur sleuthing to work. To complicate matters, Marco is seen with a gorgeous woman at the Pickle Fest and his mother is in town. Abby knows Marco is innocent despite the evidence against him. Can Abby find the real killer and clear Marco's name?

Acts of Violets is the fifth book in A Flower Shop Mystery Series. What I liked best about this book is the reader learns more about Marco's history. Until now, the author focuses on Abby and her family, so it's a welcome change that Marco's mother and sister are introduced. I hope we'll see more of them in future books. If you're looking for a good cozy series, I recommend Abby Knight and her friends.
December 27, 2008

Murder and secrets

Snuggles the Clown is murdered. Marco, the hunky ex-cop and owner of Down the Hatch Bar and Grill, is their chief suspect because he was the last one seen leaving Snuggles' house.

Marco asks Abby Knight, owner of Bloomers flower shop and his girlfriend, to help find the killer. She's solved some murders in the past, but she's nervous about this one. If she fails, Marco could go to jail.

As a cop, Marco had a run-in with Snuggles (Dennis Ryson) and then Marco left the force soon after. Plus Marco fought with Snuggles shortly before the murder.

Abby finds that Marco seems to have secrets. Who is Trina to Marco? She'd been threatened by Ryson and asked Marco to help her.

Can Abby find the murderer so Marco won't go to jail? And why won't Marco let Abby meet his mother?

Abby and Marco are great together. I liked that he asked Abby to do the investigating in this book. There were plenty of suspects and twists to keep me guessing and turning the pages. This series is a great cozy mystery series that I love reading. I highly recommend this book!

August 18, 2008

great series

I really enjoyed this book! The Flower Shop series is quickly becoming one of my favorites.
May 19, 2008

Enough with the lithp

I like Kate Collins' flower shop mysteries and enjoyed this one as much as any of the others but the prolonged dialogue between Abby and the baker with lisp was not only distracting and cruel as one reviewer mentioned, it was also inconsistent. In the same sentence, there were some "s" words with "th" replacements and then other "s" words remained untouched. It was very annoying. Also, the whole dialogue was played out, and times difficult to follow and stopped being funny pretty quickly.
March 26, 2008

cute, light, enjoyable

All the books in the "flower shop mysteries" series are enjoyable. They are not heavy, just perfect for a lazy evening or weekend. Collins does a good job of having fun characters and mysteries that aren't too obvious. The female lead isn't a push-over, and the series is well worth reading.
October 28, 2007

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