Ice Pick in the Ivy: 9 (Lovely Lethal Gardens)

Riches to rags. ... Chaos never calms. ... Time fades memories. ... Or at least most of them!Who knew two small makers marks could lead to such chaos? Doreen has been enjoying a few well-earned days of peace and quiet after solving her last mystery. But all good things must come to an end. Like when Thaddeus her independently minded African gray parrot digs up two rectangular metal pieces from the path along the creek. Then Doreen is sent down another rabbit hole of the past: connecting the dots from a long-defunct tool repair company and a young girl who disappeared at the same time.Corporal Mack Moreau doesnt think these events are connected. He doesnt believe the spate of recent deaths is suspiciously tied in either. Mack wants Doreen to focus on the materials and the cost analysis to replace her backyard deck and to leave the detecting to him. But how can she when she knows so much more is going on than Mack believes?Heart attacks unfair wills and a missing ice pick are all related. She just needs to understand how ...