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A Rose from the Dead by Kate Collins

A Rose from the Dead by Kate Collins

      
Why did I, Abby Knight, agree to attend a convention of funeral directors? I was desperate to drum up more business for my flower shop, Bloomers. What I got instead was murder....

Who knew death could be so much fun?

Abby is amused by the black humor of the usually somber "death professionals" who are attending the Midwestern Funeral Directors Association's regional convention. Even organizer Sybil Blount-- known for her cutthroat business practices and the signature rose she wears in her wig--isn't what Abby expects... especially when her corpse is found in a casket. When Abby's friend Delilah Dove becomes a suspect, Abby shifts into full investigation mode and learns that Sybil's enemies included the prankster sons of a big-time funeral director, an eco-friendly purveyor of "green burials," and a strange Goth girl who captures the "music" of departing souls on her tape recorder. It's up to Abby and her boyfriend, Marco, to look beyond the trappings of death and find out who really loved Sybil--and who loved her not.

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recent publishing history

First Edition

Mass Market Paperback

Dec-2007

Signet

ISBN: 0451222415

ISBN13: 9780451222411

eBook

Dec-2007

Penguin

ISBN: 1101211261

ISBN13: 9781101211267


eBook (Kindle)

Dec-2007

NAL

Hardcover

Mar-2008

Center Point

Large Print

ISBN: 1602851484

ISBN13: 9781602851481

 

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published

Dec-2007

author series

A Flower Shop Mystery - 6

time period

Contemporary

genres

Suspense

sub-genres

Amateur Sleuth

people / creatures

Women Sleuths

tags

2008