Deadly Nightshade

In the second mystery featuring the suave antiquarian book dealer Henry Gamadge, Elizabeth Daly spins a chilling tale of rural tragedy and concealed malice. A string of poisonings in a quiet countryside community has resulted in the deaths of local children, apparently from eating wild deadly nightshade berries. The authorities are quick to rule the deaths as accidental, blaming nature’s danger and childhood innocence. But Gamadge suspects a more sinister human agency is at work. With his characteristic politeness and sharp deductive reasoning, he navigates a landscape of grieving families and tight-lipped neighbors to uncover a killer who uses nature as a weapon.