THE BOTANIST

Gripping and puzzling, with characters that take on a life of their own, THE BOTANIST will ensnare even the most seasoned of mystery readers into its clever and engaging plot.

In the heat of the desert, Detective Cody Oliver inadvertently stumbles upon a strange garden adorned with exotic flowers. Upon closer inspection, he finds the garden is but a cover for the scores of bodies buried below. Soon, the small town of Mt. Dessicate plunges into chaos as journalists, reporters, and cameramen from across the nation advance into town to get a piece of the action. Along with the media, a mysterious woman appears—she may be the only person who has come face to face with the killer, dubbed The Botanist, and lived to tell the tale. If Cody can't piece together the crime scene is located, decipher how the woman's mysterious past is connected to the killer, and bring The Botanist to justice, he may lose the people he values most. L. K. Hill is the author of Citadels of Fire and Persistence of Vision and has won numerous writing awards, including first place in the 2011 League of Utah Writer Writing Contest. She lives in Ogden, Utah.