Helpful Score: 4
This is the first in the Nina Quinn mystery series. Quinn owns a garden makeover business, has a cheating husband and miserable teenage stepson - not enough to keep her busy so she gets involved in murder. Predictable, but a fun, fast read.
Helpful Score: 3
Not a bad first, though not too terribly exciting either. The plot was decent but lacked pizzaz. I'd like to see the characters have more depth. Numerous typos throughout the book were annoying as heck! Don't these publishers hire proof-readers any more?
For all its flaws I liked the main character enough that I'll give the others in the series a try.
For all its flaws I liked the main character enough that I'll give the others in the series a try.
Helpful Score: 2
A good start for a new series with a lot of fun characters!
Helpful Score: 1
Nina is the owner of a landscaping firm specializing in surprise garden makeovers who works on solving the murder of her mentor
I loved it...the wit, the relationships, the mystery. Fast-paced and fun, a great read for anyone who loves a well-done cozy mystery.
Helpful Score: 1
1st in Nina Quinn Mystery series. Fun read about a landscaper/sleuth.
Good series!
Good series!
Helpful Score: 1
Funny-good pace--lighter mystery.
Helpful Score: 1
Debute cozy......protaganist owns a landscaping business. Humorous
Helpful Score: 1
1st in Nina Quinn series.
Helpful Score: 1
It's amazing what a resourceful gardener can dig up when she puts her mind to it. Sticking her hands too deeply into this fetid, fertile soil, Nina Quinn might well end up planted beneath her own petunias.
Sheila A. (mysterylady) -
Helpful Score: 1
Loved it! I was hooked from the 1st page.
Laura S. (nisforneville) -
Helpful Score: 1
Completely different than her Lucy Valentine series. This is definitley a cozy mystery. I'm not too interested in gardening, but I still enjoyed this. Looking forward to continuing the series.
Julia V. (gardenlady5562) reviewed A Hoe Lot of Trouble (Nina Quinn, Bk 1) on + 183 more book reviews
Great quick read - loved the book
This is the start of a great series!
a good story.
