A Death at the Flower Show
A Detective Inspector Greaves mysteryBy Grant Gardener
Length1h 6m
About this audiobook
The Compton Ashe Annual Horticultural Show is one of those English institutions that runs on committee meetings, strong opinions, and the competitive cultivation of leeks. This year it is also running on a police investigation.
Vivienne Croft — head judge, former RHS judge, the most exacting woman in the Cotswolds — is found dead in the judging tent on show morning. Her clipboard is in her lap. Her blue-bordered teacup is empty beside her. She has been poisoned, precisely and deliberately, by someone who knew exactly which pot she drank from and exactly when it would be unattended.
The obvious suspect is Harold Fenwick. Fourteen consecutive first prizes in the leek class. Told by Vivienne the week before the show that the judging criteria were changing and his methods were not in the spirit of the competition. Motive, opportunity, access. Harold is helpful, friendly, and kind to absolutely everyone — which is, Detective Inspector Calder Greaves reflects,
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.9 (52)
Includes Goodreads
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length1 hr 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 7, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1-death at the flower show
10Chapter 10-Arthur
2Chapter 2- Cast of Characters
11Chapter 11- Tom
3Chapter 3-Show Morning
12Chapter 12-The Accounts
4Chapter 4-Greaves
13Chapter 13- Margaret
5Chapter 5- The Tents
14Chapter 14- Dorothy
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6Chapter 6-The Blue Cup
15Chapter 15-Okafor
7Chapter 7- The Committee
16Chapter 16-The Show
8Chapter 8- Harold
17Chapter 17-Coda
9Chapter 9- Rosalind
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