The Dandelion Murders - Claire Sharples Author:Rebecca Rothenberg The dandelion-like flower doesn't grow in the San Joaquin Valley--and it shouldn't have been on the dead body in the ditch. But even finding the body can't distract MIT microbiologist Claire Sharples from her efforts to save her rocky romance with stone-fruit expert Sam Cooper--until two more bodies are found.
A mystery for gardeners, botanical researchers, and anybody who likes their dirt mixed with dead bodies and plants. Oh, yes, the sleuth is a woman in a man's world. She's an MIT microbiologist in central California.