The Silver City Public Library and the Southwest Word Fiesta are pleased to present a reading by Marty Eberhardt of her debut novel Death in a Desert Garden on Monday, May 2, 3:00pm at the Silver City Public Library. The event will be in person at the library and accessible via Zoom. Register for the Zoom access here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqdu-rrz4pGdMANeQszZEIVOgCk8I-87vU
The novel is a Firebird Award Winner in Western Fiction, and the Firebird Second Place Award in Cozy Mystery.
Bea Rivers’ euphoria over her new job at Shandley Gardens is shattered by the death of the Gardens’ founder, Liz Shandley. When the police determine that she was murdered, Bea is drawn into the investigation, while trying desperately to maintain the life of a committed single parent dating a struggling writer. Every one of the members of the small staff and board are murder suspects. Through the sizzling and beautiful days of a Sonoran Desert summer, someone keeps dropping odd botanical clues. As Bea’s family’s safety is threatened, she discovers just how tangled the relationships at the Gardens really are.
Marty Eberhardt directed botanical gardens in Tucson and San Diego and spent many years as a nonprofit staff member, board member and consultant. She now delights in using the right side of her brain to write fiction and poetry. DEATH IN A DESERT GARDEN is her first novel, although she has published several poems and short prose pieces. Marty is a proud Silver City resident, where she enjoys the flora, people and other fauna.
The Silver City Public Library is located at 515 W. College Avenue. Contact the library at (575) 538-3672 or programs@silvercitymail.com for more information about programs. Visit the Southwest Word Fiesta at swwordfiesta.org.