Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretty Poison | 2005 | Joyce & Jim Lavene | Buy |
| 2 | Fruit of the Poisoned Tree | 2006 | Joyce & Jim Lavene | Buy |
| 3 | Poisoned Petals | 2007 | Joyce & Jim Lavene | Buy |
| 4 | Perfect Poison | 2008 | Joyce & Jim Lavene | Buy |
| 5 | A Corpse for Yew | 2009 | Joyce & Jim Lavene | Buy |
| 6 | Buried By Buttercups | 2012 | Joyce & Jim Lavene | Buy |
| 7 | A Thyme to Die | 2013 | Joyce & Jim Lavene | Buy |
| 8 | Lethal Lily | 2014 | Joyce & Jim Lavene | Buy |
| 9 | Killing Weeds | 2015 | Joyce & Jim Lavene | Buy |
The Peggy Lee Garden Mysteries follow retired botanist Peggy Lee as she tends her garden shop in Charlotte, North Carolina, and stumbles into murder investigations. Starting with Pretty Poison in 2005, the nine-book series combines gardening knowledge with mystery plots, and each title features a plant-related pun or reference.
Peggy is a widowed professor who channels her energy into her garden and community, but bodies keep turning up in her vicinity. The series ran for a decade, with the final entry Killing Weeds published in 2015. Fans of garden-themed cozies will find the mix of horticultural detail and whodunit plotting right up their alley.