Deadhead and Buried

English cozy comfort

I was an instant fan of this new series, since I like the author, a traditional English countryside cozy setting, and Pearl Hewitt does a good narration. It is uplifting escapism for me; something I crave in these stressful times. There is a well-plotted murder, plausible red herrings, likable characters, and clues that aren't too obvious to spoil the mystery. I was charmed by the description of a tangled cottage garden awaiting an attentive hand. The series promises future enjoyment and perhaps new revelations. There are subplots that tempt me to continue the series: a possible romance, questions about hidden past relationships, mysterious pasts, plus Hanna's usual deft hand with pet companions and occasional humor. I'm eager for more.

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Such a fun new series!

A spunky, clever amateur sleuth, a sexy brooding author and a quirky scientist make for a really entertaining story. Let us not forget about the clever ginger tomcat and adorable fiesty terrior!
Poppy Lancaster is a fantastic heroine and I really enjoyed hearing her go from harassed secatary to garden owner in the space of a day. You meet all sorts of characters as Poppy goes about trying to find out who murderer the handyman at her newly inherited cottage. I was surprised by who did the crime and absolutely loved the ending. I'm excited to listen as Pearl Hewitt brings the rest of this series to life.
Disclaimer I was given a copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review.The opinions expressed are my own.

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POPPY AND HER NEW LIFE!!!!

Hopefully there will be a long series of these Garden Mysteries!
Well written. Loved the whole storyline. Oren makes the the cottage mystery complete! The beauty of the flowers, cottage and the dream of a new life for Poppy. The cast of characters including the little dog gives me something to look forward to. Love the story . The narrator is a perfect match for Poppy! Thank you for a new refreshing series to look forward to!! Not many like this anymore!

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Fun Mystery

I really enjoy HY Hanna’s charming characters and beautiful descriptions of the English country side. I did guess who murder was but it didn’t lessen my pleasure in reading it.

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Fun Cozy Mystery

Nice setting. Likable characters. Great for young or old sleuths and animal lovers. Main character, Poppy, was delightful! Hard luck didn’t bog her down. She was kind, strong, resilient & grateful. Thoroughly enjoyed her, along with a kookie elderly inventor neighbor.

Narrator was perfect in every category. I’m hearing impaired and have trouble with accents. I heard this narrator clearly. (I have, also, found horse shoe neck set speakers to work great with the audio books and loud highway driving.)

Endearing and Cozy Cottage Garden Beginning

Deadhead and Buried is an extremely entertaining first book in the English Cottage Garden Mystery series. It is simply a fun and lighthearted read, with several laugh-out-loud moments. What I like most about H.Y. Hanna’s stories are they are well written with likable characters and the mysteries are plausible with enough red herrings so as not to spoil the endings.

This story begins when down on her luck Poppy Lancaster inherits her estranged grandmother’s dilapidated cottage garden nursery. There is one catch to the inheritance, she needs to continue running the property as a nursery. However, Poppy doesn’t know the difference between a flower bulb from a rose bud. When she travels to the country to see the cottage for herself before selling it so she can pay her mounting debt, she falls in love with the cottage and over-grown flower garden. Unfortunately, she falls over a dead body in the hedgerow. The rest of the story is discovering who did it, along with all of the quirky residents in the charming country village.

The always impressive Pearl Hewitt narrated this audiobook, as she did with the Oxford Tearoom Mysteries audiobooks. Pearl did an outstanding job providing varying voices for all characters. Pearl narrates with enthusiasm and excitement, which is perfect for such an engaging new cozy mystery series!

Cozy and charming!

H. Y. Hanna's cozy mysteries are such fun to read and listen to! Her Oxford Tearoom series is my favorite, but the English Cottage Garden series looks like it will be just as enjoyable. Poppy is an endearing, albeit somewhat naive heroine, who inherits a cottage in an English village. Quirky but realistic characters (including a friendly cat and dog) lovely gardens, and of course a murder, are a winning combination for anyone who enjoys clean, cozy mysteries! H. Y. Hanna has the gift of making you feel like you're right there with her characters. Every story is like a mini vacation to England. I particularly enjoyed learning about some of the different flowers.
The narrator, Pearl Hewitt, has a pleasing voice and a delightful accent, and is excellent at changing her voice to fit each character. She truly brings the characters to life. It was a pleasure listening to her reading.
I enjoyed "Deadhead and Buried" very much, and look forward to the rest of the series. I received a complimentary copy of this Audible book in exchange for my honest review.

You will want to burry yourself in this book until the end

A really nice start to a new series.
I really enjoy H.Y.Hannah's Oxford tea room mysteries and the Bewitched by chocolate series so thought I would give her new series a go to. Some how it seemed more grown up but was still a lot of fun. The characters were great and I especially liked the inventor and think H.Y will be having a lot of fun with this character and his whacky inventions.
The mystery was set in a garden and is very usual by being based in the world of flowers. The flowers do play a part in the mystery but you are not bombarded with information that you get bogged down so need to be a keen gardener to enjoy the book just a lover of mysteries. It had a lot of suspects and the mystery was a fun cozy that flowed along nicely until the end. As well as the fun human characters you also had the four legged kind too and at times they were quite amusing.
Poppy has inherited a country garden cottage just when she needs it most. Thinking things have finally gone right for her she moves in, now she just needs to study on how to keep a plant alive. Then she stumbles over the head garden buried in her back garden. Worried that being the new girl in the village the murder will get blamed on her Poppy starts to dig into the case. But a quiet life in a small country town is anything but simple it could also be deadly.
Liked the narrator and she does a good job of bringing the characters to life.

Great read

Deadhead and Buried, my eleventh read/listen from author H.Y. Hanna & the first book in her new English Cottage Garden Series. An enjoyable cozy mystery. I love the narrator’s British accent; I was impressed and enjoyed the vocal variety & inflections of narrator Pearl Hewitt, especially her oh so cute animal sounds. Cozy mystery, captivating primary character, what other blurbs can I use to describe these books? Oh well, buy the book, read the books, get into a good author and some good characters as I have. I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reviewing it. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).

Another wonderful new series

H.Y. Hanna has created another wonderful series with interesting and charming characters. I’m glad to see the one of the main characters, Orin, is a ginger tomcat very much like my own cat. I hope book 2 is soon to follow. Pearl Hewitt did an amazing job of narrating. Her interpretation of Orin’s voice was spot on and I could see him clearly in my mind. Let’s hear a round of the dynamic duo, H.Y. Hanna and Pearl Hewitt.