Alyse Carlson
1 SeriesAlyse Carlson is the pen name of novelist Hart Johnson, specializing in cozy mystery novels. She is the author of the Garden Society Mysteries series.
In "The Begonia Bribe" by Alyse Carlson, the second installment of the Garden Society Mysteries, Camellia is tasked with managing the botanical aspects of the Little Miss Begonia Pageant in a Roanoke park. Amidst the event, she uncovers intense drama among the judges, including jealousy, betrayal, and a love triangle involving local newsman Telly Stevens. The situation escalates when a mysterious saboteur attempts to halt the pageant, and tensions peak when Stevens is found dead, poisoned by a plant. With numerous suspects, Camellia must sift through the evidence to identify the killer with a deadly green thumb.
