An enjoyable cozy mystery. A Bell in the Garden is book two of the Spicetown series and was as good as book one. A well developed mystery with entertaining characters. I love both Mayor Cora and Chief Conrad. They are the perfect complement to each other.

The book centers around a local nursery and tree farm Grand Opening. Just hours before everyone is expected to arrive the owner finds a skeleton buried where he is planting trees. Several residents have gone missing over the years but everything points to a particular individual. As the investigation continues, the ugly sides of residents are blooming rapidly.

The ending seemed a tad rushed but at the same time it felt like a real case. As civilians we don’t always get to see the how in regard to case conclusions.

I will continue this series.