By Norma SeelyI was lucky enough to spent a “cozy” Sunday with Norma Seely’s great mystery MAZE OF SECRETS. It has everything a lover of the Cozy could want, gardens, tea, cats, and an intrepid older detective, Imajean.
Imajean is a gardener extraordinary whose passion is restoring the Rosewood mansion and the adjacent gardens to their original glory. Reclaiming gardens from over-grown blackberry and brambles is hard enough, but when those around her hide old truths, it makes her all the more determined to find the maze supposedly hidden on the property. Then Imajean’s friend and Rosewood’s director is found lying dead at the bottom of a set of secret stairs.
There is a cast of wonderful quirky characters. According to the author, “Every great detective needs a devil’s advocate.” Imajean has that and a great husband, too, in Glenn. Then there is the bridge play sheriff. And Rosewood’s Board of Directors, one who is definitely a thief, and one who is probably a murderer. The author obviously loves gardening and is an expert at Northwest gardening. She knows more than just the names of the Oregon’s native plants, she makes the gardens vividly real, whether it is the sun-dappled shade garden or the heavenly scent of the rose bower. She has made Rosewood and its gardens come alive. I almost expect to
find them listed on the Register of Historic Homes and Gardens.
Don’t miss MAZE OF SECRETS!
MAZE OF SECRETS
By Norma Seely
Wings ePress Inc.
ISBN 978-1-59705-344-0 eBook
ISBN 978-1-59705-691-5 Trade Paperback
Order it direct from Wings ePress
Reviewed by Linda Suzane July 30, 2008
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