Devil's Breath

A BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick

Jill Johnson

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English

Black and White Publishing
06 July 2023

Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense

Series: A Professor Eustacia Rose Mystery

I've always been better with plants than people . . .

Eustacia Rose is a Professor of Botanical Toxicology who lives alone in London with only her extensive collection of poisonous plants for company. She tends to her garden with meticulous care. Her life is quiet. Her schedule never changes. Until the day she hears a scream and the temptation to investigate proves irresistible.

Through her telescope, Professor Rose is drawn into the life of an extraordinarily beautiful neighbour, Simone, and nicknames the men who visit her after poisonous plants according to the toxic effect they have on Simone. But who are these four men? And why does Eustacia Rose recognize one of them?

Just as she preserves her secret garden, she feels inexplicably compelled to protect her neighbour. But when her precious garden is vandalized and someone close to Simone is murdered with a toxin derived from a rare poisonous plant, Eustacia finds herself implicated in the crime and decides to take matters into her own hands . . .

By: Jill Johnson
Imprint: Black and White Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 517g
ISBN: 9781785304460
ISBN 10: 1785304461
Series: A Professor Eustacia Rose Mystery
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 06 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unknown

Jill Johnson has lived in South-East Asia, Europe and New Zealand. She obtained a B.A. Degree in Landscape Design. She has previously owned an editorial cartoon gallery, a comic shop and has been involved in a graphic novel publishing house. She is a Faber Academy graduate and now lives in Brighton with her children. Jill's writing is inspired by her Māori heritage.

Reviews for Devil's Breath: A BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick

'[This is like] Sherlock Holmes meets Gardeners' Question Time' * NISH KUMAR on BBC2's Between the Covers * A blooming good read. * The Times * Packed with well-drawn characters, vivid descriptions and a plot full of twists and turns, Devil's Breath is a must for lovers of crime fiction that's just that different from the norm. * Heat magazine * 'With Eustacia Rose, Jill has created an utterly unique character and has ensured that the detective genre turns a new leaf. Mystery, murder, and mulch. What's not to love.' * ADIL RAY OBE * Fascinating and eerily compelling. * Jessica Fellowes, New York Times bestselling author of The Mitford Murders Series *