Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flowers and Foul Play | 2018 | Amanda Flower | Buy |
| 2 | Death and Daisies | 2018 | Amanda Flower | Buy |
| 3 | Mums and Mayhem | 2020 | Amanda Flower | Buy |
| 4 | Dead-End Detective | 2020 | Amanda Flower | Buy |
| 5 | Frozen Detective | 2022 | Amanda Flower | Buy |
Amanda Flower’s Magic Garden Mystery series follows a florist in a magical garden shop. Flowers and Foul Play (2018) introduces the setting, with Death and Daisies (2018) and Mums and Mayhem (2020) continuing the cozy mystery series.
The series is set in Scotland, giving the cozy mystery format a different backdrop than most American-set entries in the genre. The garden shop has supernatural elements, and the protagonist uses her connection to the plants and the shop’s magic to help solve local crimes. Dead-End Detective (2020) and Frozen Detective (2022) round out the five books.
Amanda Flower writes across several cozy mystery series, including the Magical Bookshop Mysteries and the Amish Candy Shop Mysteries. The Magic Garden books are lighter on the Amish elements and heavier on the paranormal angle, making them a good pick for readers who like a touch of the supernatural with their whodunits.