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The scarlet pepper
Title:
The scarlet pepper
ISBN:
9780425247044
Publication Information:
New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2012.
Physical Description:
viii, 312 p. ; 18 cm.
Summary:
"As the official organic gardener for the White House, Casey Calhoun is usually up to her elbows in something or other. But when someone starts tampering with the Presidential vegetable garden, she soon finds herself in way over her head. As if it wasn't bad enough that red peppers are growing instead of green ones and cabbage is popping up where the First Lady's favorite lettuce should be -- a hard-nosed investigative reporter is found dead after targeting the President's unpopular Chief of Staff. Raking over the clues and rumors, Casey knows that someone is sabotaging both her garden and the First Lady's reputation. But when she has one close call too many, Casey realizes that the next thing buried in the dirt might just be her -- "--p.4 of cover.
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