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Flowers for Her Grave

Judy Clemens (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesGrim Reaper mysteries #3
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.82

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

MurderBloodViolenceDeath

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Synopsis

Casey and Death are on the run…again. This time, Casey needs to make her disappearance permanent. After obtaining new identification and throwing herself off the grid, she travels to Florida to begin a new life as Daisy Gray, fitness instructor for a moneyed, enclosed community. But even while keeping her head down, it doesn’t take long for Casey to find herself in the middle of trouble. One of the residents is attacked, and Casey is the one to find her, bleeding on the tile floor of the locker room. Despite heroic attempts to save her, she dies, and the community is thrown into turmoil. The cops are at a loss, unable to find anyone who might want the woman dead. Casey, despite Death’s encouragement to “get the hell out of Dodge, or, er, Florida,” feels partially responsible, and won’t let the murderer get away with it. Besides, where else is she going to go? Is she going to abandon this life so soon, and try to forge another? Casey takes a careful look at the victim’s life. Who could possibly want such a nice, friendly woman dead? Could it be Del, the extremely muscular man from the weight room? Or Michelle, the victim’s best friend, and resident hottie? Or even Maria, the receptionist, whose key card was used to access the locker room so late at night? And what, if anything, do Casey’s predecessors in her new job have to do with it?

Is Flowers for Her Grave appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

This contemporary fantasy mystery features a murder investigation with moderate violence (a woman found bleeding, dying despite rescue attempts). The protagonist is a fugitive living under a false identity who investigates the crime.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include murder, death, and blood (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens who enjoy character-driven mysteries with supernatural elements will appreciate Casey's determination to solve a murder while protecting her secret identity.

Tags

MysteryContemporary FantasyUrban FantasyCozy Mystery