cozy garden mystery author
Birdie
McBraeden
Take a stroll through gardens filled with roses, secrets, and the occasional mystery. If you love charming settings, curious clues, and gentle whodunits, you’re in exactly the right place.
Perfect escape.
Puzzling mysteries.
Pretty gardens.
Pretty gardens. Puzzling mysteries. Perfect escape.
Poppy Abbott hoped the evening would be simple: deliver the flowers, admire the art, and maybe enjoy a glass of champagne before heading back to her shop.
Instead, she ends up at the center of another mystery.
When Poppy arrives at the Briarwood Museum’s highly anticipated gala with a van full of lush peony arrangements, the last thing she expects is trouble. The museum is unveiling a newly acquired masterpiece, the guest list is packed with wealthy donors and local celebrities, and Poppy’s flowers are supposed to be the finishing touch to a perfect night.
But before the evening is over, the masterpiece has vanished… and one of the museum’s richest patrons collapses after sipping poisoned champagne.
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praise for garden variety crimes
- Booklist
A lushly atmospheric mystery that pairs horticultural elegance with clever sleuthing. Garden lovers and cozy mystery fans alike will savor every page.
- Library Journal
A charming and original cozy series debut. The globe-trotting gardens are as captivating as the mysteries themselves.
- Kirkus Reviews
An irresistible blend of horticulture, history, and murder most polite. Readers will happily follow this discreet gardener anywhere in the world.
I’m a lifelong lover of gardens, stories, and the quiet magic that happens when the two come together.
Before I became a novelist, I worked as a landscape architect, designing outdoor spaces where people could slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with nature. I spent my days sketching garden beds, choosing perennials, studying soil and sunlight, and imagining how a space would change through the seasons. There’s something deeply satisfying about planting something small and watching it grow into something beautiful. In many ways, writing novels feels the same.
My cozy mysteries are rooted—quite literally—in the world I know best: gardens, greenhouses, flower shops, and the communities that grow around them.
landscape architect turned novelist.
Hi, I'm Birdie McBraeden.
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Need a little mystery while you wait for the next book? Look no further! Read my mystery novella that takes place after the fourth book of The Flower Shop Mysteries (Azaleas & Alibis). Get ready for a memorable scene between Poppy and Rowan.
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