A Child’s Garden of Death (The Lyon and Bea Wentworth Mysteries Book 1)

Name: A Child’s Garden of Death (The Lyon and Bea Wentworth Mysteries Book 1)
Price: 6.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.3 (20 reviews)
Author: Richard Forrest

by Richard Forrest

Mystery Thriller Literary Fiction

3.3 (20)

213 pages~3.6 hr readPublished by MysteriousPress.com/Open Road

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Last checked: Apr 6, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You love amateur sleuths who feel like real people, not detective stereotypes, and want a mystery that unfolds at a measured, thoughtful pace.
You're drawn to couples who work as a team, especially when they have genuine chemistry and complementary skills like Lyon's creative intuition and Bea's political savvy.
You appreciate small-town settings where dark secrets lurk beneath ordinary lives, and you don't mind a slower burn if the writing is intelligent and grounded.

Maybe not for you if...

You want high-octane action and breakneck pacing. This is a cerebral mystery that rewards patience, not a page-turner in the modern thriller sense.
You prefer detectives who are larger-than-life or flamboyant. Lyon and Bea are deliberately ordinary people, which means less charisma on the page.
You need a tightly wrapped resolution. A cold case investigation often raises as many questions as it answers, and this book reflects that reality.

About this book

A children's book author and his wife investigate an unsolved triple homicide in this small-town thriller. When an anonymous tip leads police to excavate a remote field in Murphysville, Connecticut, they uncover three skeletons—one missing an arm, another belonging to a child clutching a doll. The discovery reveals that Lyon Wentworth's quiet suburb harbors a dark past. Lyon, a hot-air balloonist and children's author, has personal reasons to pursue the case: he lost a young girl years ago. With his wife Bea, a state senator and quick-witted investigator who is losing her hearing, Lyon continues the investigation after police declare it unsolvable. Together they work to find justice for the child found in the ditch. This is the first book in the Lyon and Bea Wentworth Mysteries series, though the books may be read in any order.

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Currently 3.3★ from 20 reviews

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