The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber TreeThe country may be struggling through the Great Depression, but the good ladies of Darling, Alabama, are determined to keep their chins up and their town beautiful. Their garden club, the Darling Dahlias, has just inherited a new clubhouse and garden, complete with two beautiful cucumber trees in full bloom. But life in Darling is not all garden parties and rosemary lemonade. When local blond bombshell Bunny Scott is found in a suspicious car wreck, the Dahlias decide to dig into the town's buried secrets, and club members Lizzy, Ophelia, and Verna soon find leads sprouting up faster than weeds. The town is all abuzz with news of an escaped convict from the prison farm, rumors of trouble at the bank, and tales of a ghost heard digging around the cucumber tree. If anyone can get to the root of these mysteries, it's the Darling Dahlias. |
Contents
TWO Ophelia | |
THREE Verna | |
FOUR Lizzy | |
FIVE THE GARDEN GATE | |
SEVEN Ophelia Lends a Helping Hand | |
EIGHT Verna Tidwell Amateur Sleuth | |
NINE Lizzy Makes an Identification | |
On the Case | |
FIFTEEN Mr Moseley Makes an Unexpected Proposition | |
SIXTEEN Verna and Lizzy Have a Narrow Escape | |
SEVENTEEN Myra May Organizes the Dahlias | |
EIGHTEEN Lizzy and Verna Plan an Expedition | |
NINETEEN Bessie Bloodworth Bags a Ghost | |
TWENTY Ophelia Takes Bold Action and Lucy Takes Charge | |
On the Case in Monroeville | |
TEN The Dahlias Play Hearts | |
ELEVEN Ophelia Learns Some Surprising Facts | |
TWELVE Myra May Learns Some Startling Facts | |
THIRTEEN Lizzy Learns Some Dismaying Facts | |
TWENTYTWO The Dahlias Clear up a Mystery or | |
TWENTYTHREE Lizzy and Verna Hire a Lawyer | |
12 Ways to Stretch Whatever We Have | |
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