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With their deadly plants, razor-sharp shears, shady corners, and ready-made burial sites, gardens make an ideal scene for a murder mystery.
Join Marta McDowell, a writer, gardener, and avid mystery reader, in exploring the many ways in which writers—from Edgar Allen Poe and Wilkie Collins to Agatha Christie and some of today’s top crime fiction authors—have found inspiration in the sinister side of gardening. Marta McDowell teaches landscape history and horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden and is a popular lecturer and writer. Her latest book is Gardening Can Be Murder, about the horticultural connections to crime fiction.
Please register with a valid email address to receive the link to join via Zoom. AAPLD embraces inclusivity in its programs and services. To request accommodations, please email [info@aapld.org] or call (847) 458-6060 x143 at least 7 days in advance.
The program will be recorded. The recording will be available on the library YouTube channel through December 1, 2024.
This event was made possible in partnership with the following Illinois public libraries: Plainfield, Fossil Ridge, Wauconda, Crystal Lake, Morton Grove, Schaumburg Township, Naperville, Winnetka-Northfield, Lake Villa, Palatine, Grayslake, Fox River Valley, Vernon, Cook Memorial, Elmhurst, Clarendon Hills, St. Charles, Thomas Ford, Gail Borden, Des Plaines, Town and Country, Arlington Heights, and Palos Heights.
