Marty Wingate
6 SeriesMarty Wingate is an American author known for her cozy mystery series, including the Potting Shed Mysteries and Birds of a Feather Mysteries, as well as her non-fiction works. She is a recognized gardening expert, contributing articles to publications such as Fine Gardening and American Gardener, and appearing on the A Dry Rain podcast. Additionally, Marty leads garden tours across Europe and North America.
In "The Rhyme of the Magpie" by Marty Wingate, Julia Lanchester leaves her father's BBC nature show and her troubled personal life behind to start anew as a tourist manager in the English village of Smeaton-under-Lyme. Her father, Rupert, seeks her out, but Julia rebuffs him due to his hasty remarriage after her mother's death. When Rupert goes missing, Julia's new stepmother alerts her, prompting Julia to investigate with the help of Rupert's charming assistant, Michael Sedgwick. Together, they uncover a complex web of deceit and murder. This is the first installment in the Birds of a Feather Mysteries series.
