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Until the day she hears a scream and the temptation to investigate proves irresistible. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough her telescope, Professor Rose is drawn into the life of an extraordinarily beautiful neighbour, Simone, and nicknames the men who visit her after poisonous plants according to the toxic effect they have on Simone. But who are these four men? And why does Eustacia Rose recognise one of them? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust as she preserves her secret garden, she feels inexplicably compelled to protect her neighbour, but Eustacia soon finds herself entangled in a far more complicated web than she could ever have imagined. When her precious garden is vandalised and someone close to Simone is murdered with a toxin derived from a rare poisonous plant, Eustacia becomes implicated in the crime. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter all, no one knows toxic plants like she does . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Professor Eustacia Rose, genius botanical toxicologist, eccentric loner, instinctive detective and all-round mystery - a splendid creation.'\u003c\/em\u003e M. J. CARTER, author of the Blake and Avery Mystery novels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A creeper vine of intrigue and suspense, with a most unlikely and engaging star detective at its heart.'\u003c\/em\u003e ESTHER FREUD, author of I Couldn't Love You More \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A thrilling story . . . 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Eustacia finds a painting of herself with a syringe next to her neck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand discovers that there are other people who seem to know more about the killing than they are letting on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe threat around Eustacia only increases as a PhD student begins to stalk and harass her to gain access to her poisonous plant collection. After Eustacia continually refuses, he contacts a lab that is illegally selling synthetic plant toxins but turns up dead shortly after. 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But behind the scenes, ulterior motives are at play...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLocked in a windowless cell, Eustacia begins to uncover memories she didn't know she had. Her father's work on a mysterious academic paper. The night he was arrested, accused of murder. And a woman with long black hair that Eustacia does not recognise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLinking all the memories is Marcus Smith, her father's unscrupulous assistant, a man she thought was long dead. Marcus ruined her father's career, stole his research and vanished after a heated confrontation. But the past never stays buried, as Eustacia knows all too well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of DCI Roberts and determined allies, Eustacia races against time to expose the deceptions of the past and solve a fresh murder before it's too late. 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