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Night Of The Living Dandelion (2011)

by Kate Collins(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0451233018 (ISBN13: 9780451233011)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Signet

series

A Flower Shop Mystery

review 1: I love the Flower Shop mystery series but this one not as much as the others. Could be the fault of it taking me 3 weeks to read it due to a 3 week vacation and no time for reading.Abby is on crutches or in a wheelchair due to a sprained ankle for the whole length of this book, which seemed strange to me just for a sprain. She and Marco are just about to announce their engagement to the family when he gets notice that he has to report back to the Rangers. For duty? He isn't sure. Just about that time his old Rangers buddy Vlad turns up and Marco hires him to work in the bar. Vlad, from Romania, although remarkably handsome, has long eye teeth and soon rumors are going around that he's a vampire. Even Abby has a time believing he's not when he orders exotic flowers and many... more flats of dandelions from her. Then a woman goes missing and is later found dead- all the blood gone from her body through two tiny holes in her neck. The police are closing in on Vlad but Marco sets out to prove him innocent. Of course Abby gets in the way and nearly killed.
review 2: With fiancée Marco Salvare recalled to active duty and due to leave any day, Abby Knight is determined to spend as much time as possible with him and won't let a minor thing like a sprained ankle get in her way. Marco wants to make sure things are taken care of while he's gone so he hires good friend Vlad Serban as bartender. There is one slight problem - Vlad looks like a vampire and many people think he is indeed one. When a local woman is found murdered and drained of blood many people, including the police, think Vlad is the culprit. It is up to Abby and Marco to clear Vlad's name - but will they be able to do it before Marco has to leave?"Night of the Living Dandelion" is the delightfully funny eleventh book in Kate Collins' Flower Shop cozy mystery series. Collins tackles the vampire craze with tongue firmly in cheek with a touch of a lesson about letting people be who they are and not who you want them to be. The humor can be a bit over-the-top at times, but you can't help laugh at what is going on - especially with Abby's cousin Jillian. Collins has a lot of fun with the vampire thing and Vlad's character including the plants he orders. the murder itself is gruesome to think about but Collins never goes into great detail about the death. The mystery is well plotted with plenty of suspects, although I did figure out early on who the killer was. I did wish a few times that Abby would ask more questions or that Marco would stop withholding information from Abby - it got a bit ridiculous at times (did the reason Vlad wanted the dandelions really have to be a secret?).Outside of the mystery, some of the things I like best about this series are the characters and the setting. I love Abby's coworkers at her flower shop - Lottie and Grace who care deeply for Abby and are always ready to help her (and Grace always has just the right quote for the occasion.) Abby's family may be eccentric but are also loving and add much humor to the book - especially Abby's mother's latest art project. It was nice to see Marco develop a better relationship with his brother Rafe in the book. Finally, I love the description of the various flower arrangements Abby makes - how I wish the book came with illustrations!"Night of the Living Dandelion" is a very funny cozy mystery. less

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