Garden Girl by Renny DeGroot

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Welcome to my stop on Rachel's Random Resources virtual book tour for the audiobook, Garden Girl. I loved the narration and the story. 


About the Book:

Gordie MacLean, a 53-year-old bachelor detective is content minding his own patch of Cape Breton Island with its rugged coastal landscape and low crime rate. When the remains of a missing person are discovered though, he’s in the right place at the right time to be lead on the case. MacLean battles his sergeant’s scorn and his own demons to prove that he can hunt down the killer; a killer who will stop at nothing to protect their long-buried secrets.

 

Review:

If you enjoy a good mystery/police procedural this book would be good for you. A body is found while digging up a garden and the nickname Garden Girl stuck for a little while. I listened to the audiobook which was about 9 hours. I really enjoyed the police work and how they had to follow multiple avenues to try to solve the case. Gordie is a very relatable character. An older cop on his first major case who has a lot to prove. I think his boss wanted Gordie to fail at the case but Gordie was determined to solve it and find justice. An excellent story that will keep you engaged from beginning to end.

 

Purchase links:

https://www.amazon.ca/Garden-Girl-Cape-Breton-Mysteries/dp/B0CQPN99XP

https://www.amazon.com/Garden-Girl-Cape-Breton-Mysteries/dp/B0CQPKYL3S

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Garden-Girl-Cape-Breton-Mysteries/dp/B0CQPJM1TH/

 

About the Author:

Renny deGroot was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, a first-generation Canadian of Dutch parents.

Her novels have been shortlisted for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize and a Whistler Independent Book Award. They have been awarded several readers’ awards from the U.K., Canada, and the U.S. She has published mystery, historical fiction, short stories and non-fiction

Renny has a BA in English Literature from Trent University and studied creative writing at Ryerson University. She lives in rural Ontario with her Great Pyrenees and Golden Retriever, and vacations at her cottage in Nova Scotia.

 

Keep in touch on social media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rennyvdegroot/

Twitter: Renny deGroot (@renny_degroot) / Twitter

Website: http://rennydegroot.com

Instagram: @renny_degroot)

TikTok: @rennydegroot


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