Fatal Flowers by Miranda Rijks is the Second book in the Dr Pippa Durrant Mystery #was another excellent book and I was hooked from the beginning till the end. Miranda's book are always written beautifully and very addictive. Especially as it's a great book to take on holiday.

I highly recommend this book and all of Miranda's books - Excellent author.

Many thanks to Inkubator books for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Fast-paced and engrossing, Fatal Flowers is a mystery that will keep you entertained until the very end.

Synopsis:
After a seemingly senseless murder at a garden center, the police turn to a human lie detector, Pippa Durrant for help. Working alongside handsome detective Joe Swain, Pippa starts digging for the truth. But the Gower family, owners of the garden center, have deadly secrets - secrets they want to keep buried.

After a second body is found, it’s clear that the murderer is using flowers as a sinister calling card. And when Pippa receives a black rose, there’s no mistaking who will be the next victim…

Title; Fatal Flowers

Series: Dr Pippa Durrant #2

Author: Miranda Rijks

Pages: 312

May 16,2019

Rating: 5

Can psychologist Pippa Durrant unmask a killer before she becomes the next victim?

After a seemingly senseless murder at a garden center, the police turn to human lie detector, Pippa Durrant for help. Working alongside handsome detective Joe Swain, Pippa starts digging for the truth. But the Gower family, owners of the garden center, have deadly secrets -- secrets they want to keep buried.



After a second body is found, it’s clear that the murderer is using flowers as a sinister calling card. And when Pippa receives a black rose, there’s no mistaking who will be the next victim…



In a fast-paced investigation that takes her to Holland and back to England, Pippa soon realises that the gentle world of flowers is anything but. Using her unique skills in spotting lies and deceit, can she weed out the truth before it’s too late

My thoughts

Would I recommend it? yes

Will I read more by this author? yes

Just like the first one it pulled me into the story, and had me hooked, other than I liked about it was where the author talks about what the flowers and what they mean as well as their true name , and there's lots of characters that seem to be hindening something that has to do with the victim , and though out the story it keeps you guessing on who could of done it and why . With that said I want to say think you to Netgalley for letting me read and review it .

I’ve received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own and are completely unbiased.

I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this book; it was not over done and the story line was neat and easy to read. With lots of twists and turns, that will absolutely keep you guessing and in turn, coming back for more.

And the story continues with great characters and engaging events.
More twists and turns, more moments where i thought i knew what will come or what will happen but i was surprised to find that i didn't know anything. I'm looking forward to more stories by the author.

I found this book tough to get through. It wasn't fully for me. I will read more from the author but this wasn't a great example of detective fiction.

A family suspense drama. Set around a family that runs a flower nursery. One day a body shows up. Is it a friend or stranger? Some characters you love the others you want to slap. Good for a weekend read

I was really impressed with this book. I do enjoy thrillers and this one was good. The writing was great and it flowed nicely with the story. The beginning had me hooked but it did get a little slow in some parts. But I would definitely recommend this book.

Thank you Netgalley and the Publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

One of my new favorite books! This author has such a way with words the pages flew by in no time! I can’t wait to see the next work by this author! This was such a joy to read!

I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.

I loved that this was fast paced read that I really enjoy reading.

Pippa human lie detector and she back to solve another case.

When a murder happen at the garden center the police turns to Pippa for help and when she start a digging ahe learns that the Gower family who owns garden center have deadly secrets they want to stay buried.

I like how the killer uses flowers as calling card and when Pippa receive one is she the next victim. Even though I don't really like romance in a mystery thriller books Pippa and Joe budding romance seem ok to me because it wasn't the focus of the book.

A very easy read, the first half of the book was gripping but then it seemed to drift. Enjoyed it none the less and was quite surprised when the murderer was revealed

Pippa Durrant, the 'notorious' human lie detector is back! And this time she's embroiled in a brutal murder case in a garden center. I knew I had to read this book because I love my green plant friends and also because I found the plot very intriguing - using flowers to warn someone. I laughed it off at first, presuming it to be silly, but I was wrong. But the book is really good! I found Fatal Fortune hardly memorable, but this one supersedes its prequel.
After a seemingly senseless murder at a garden center, the police turn to, Pippa Durrant for help. Working alongside detective Joe Swain, Pippa starts digging for the truth. But the Gower family, owners of the garden center, have deadly secrets - secrets they want to keep buried. After a second body is found, it’s clear that the murderer is using flowers as a sinister calling card. And when Pippa receives a black rose, there’s no mistaking who will be the next victim…
I also like the way Miranda opens the books with a sinister prologue. I found this mystery to be fast-paced and very interesting. I'm also glad to see subplots of Pippa-Joe, Pippa-George progress slowly and steadily. These were portrayed very well. I didn't see as much of Mungo as I'd have liked, but that hardly is the point. There was a lot on floriography that I also found very interesting.
Thank You, NetGalley, Inkubator Books & Miranda Rijks for an arc!

While I didn't really like the first book, there were aspects I liked and wanted to give the series another try. Unfortunately, this second book didn't change my opinion. I couldn't connect with the characters. While I really want to see the human lie detector aspect play more into the story, it just doesn't quite get there.

This is a very well written mystery, with a very good plot and characters. A little while into the story, it might seem a little slow, but please keep on because it's full of twists and turns all the way. The only problem I have with the book is the POV. I believe the first person point of view should be used only in certain instances, and here it's even changing every chapter from first to third, and that's a big no-no.

I found this book to be a quick read. In fact despite finding myself not initially enjoying the book, I found that I wanted to finish it, and couldn't put it down. Its a perfect holiday read. A little implausible and sometimes predictable at times, its filled with both likable and unlikable characters.

I read the first title in this series and although I appreciated the writing, I could not believe the relationships between the characters. I wanted to give the author another chance, so I read this, the second in the series, i found it to be implausible and the characters artificial. Obviously I am in the minority, as the author has many fans.
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free electronic copy.

Quite an entertaining read. This book kept me on the edge of my seat. A nice gentle mystery read that will keep you on the edge of your toes.

It's interesting what you can say using flowers instead of words. The story is set around a popular garden centre. The family who own it, The Gowers, have members with green fingers. Who know the medicinal benefits of them, but of course, what can heal has an opposite number that can kill.

A good read, and a real page Turner.

The 2nd installment in the Dr. Pippa Durrant series has the “human lie detector” once more working with the police to solve a murder.

A murdered man has been found at a popular garden center but no one knows who he is or why he was at the center after hours. As the police and Pippa investigate the murder, another body is found – complete with a sinister flower calling card. The Gowers, the family that owns the garden center, have deadly secrets that someone wants to make sure stay buried.

The story had enough characters and misdirection to keep the reader guessing until the end and the plot moved along at a fast pace. Unfortunately, none of the characters were likable, resulting in little suspense as the reader doesn’t care if one is killed. If Ms. Rijks had given me a character or two to care about, my rating would have improved as the story was well-written and included interesting information regarding detecting lies through micro expressions and about floriography, the language of flowers.

Thank you to NetGalley, Miranda Rijks and Inkubator Books for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my review.

Rating: 3 Stars

This is the second book in the Pippa Durrant series, although it is a stand-alone story it does refer back to previous events from the first book. So if you haven’t read book one, I recommend doing so before reading this one.
It was great being back with Dr Durrant again, although she did seem a lot more grumpy in this book. I said in my review for the first book that she was a little morose, but it seemed more than that this time. She kept snapping at Joe and generally seemed unhappy. She did say she was lonely, so I am assuming it was this manifesting.
The author must have done so much research for this book; it was full of facts on flowers, their alternate names, and what meanings they have. I’m not sure if it was all accurate, but I assumed it was and I was very impressed and even learned some new facts!
The story develops quickly, and in this book, we meet the Gower family, they are very dysfunctional and obviously hiding a lot of different secrets. They all have their own agendas, and we follow a few of them individually.
I was glad to see the relationship between Pippa and Joe progress and prosper. It isn’t in your face, but it is nice to have this running a vein through the books. Hopefully, Pippa can find happiness and won’t be so grumpy!
Overall, I really enjoyed this second book, and I am looking forward to book three already, Fatal Finale.