Indie Reads Aloud with Sally Handley and "Second Bloom"
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Indie Reads Aloud Radio
Episode # 263
Second Bloom
Book One in The Holly and Ivy Cozy Mystery Series
Written by Sally Handley
Adjunct English Professor Holly Donnelly and her recently widowed, sister, Ivy, a retired nurse, just want two weeks to garden, shop and sight-see. When Holly’s trusted gardener, Juan Alvarez, is arrested for murder, the look-alike sisters become reluctant sleuths.
Holly fears police detective, Nick Manelli, assumes Juan is guilty and won’t conduct a proper investigation, while Ivy feels the “hunky” Manelli is not only a good cop, but also a possible romantic match for her sister.
Can the clues the sisters unearth from neighborhood gossip about the victim’s family, a politically connected neighbor and a powerful real estate developer help save an innocent man, or will the two middle-aged gardeners dig up more than they bargain for?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: An avid reader, Sally has been a mystery lover since she read her first Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden and Cherry Ames books as a young girl. She is author of the Holly & Ivy classic cozy mystery series and the stand-alone suspense novel, Stop the Threat. A member of Sisters in Crime and Past President of the Upstate SC Chapter, Sally hosts a monthly on-line Mystery Book Club and a Meet the Authors Series on her YouTube Channel.
An English major, Sally graduated from Douglass College at Rutgers University and became a public school teacher. Transitioning into business, she also worked as a professional services marketer for 30 years and returned to teaching as an adjunct professor of English before retiring in 2015. She now lives in Mauldin, SC where she devotes her time to reading, writing and gardening.
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