The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree

By: Susan Wittig Albert

Narrated by: Peggity Price

Nominated for both the Agatha and Anthony awards, national best-selling author Susan Wittig Albert introduces a garden club of lady sleuths in Depression-era Alabama. The Darling Dahlias have just inherited a new clubhouse and garden, complete with two beautiful cucumber trees. But before long, these genteel ladies must unravel the mystery about what’s buried beneath one of these trees and the enigma of the dead body that soon turns up.

©2010 Susan Wittig Albert (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC

just ok

What did you like best about The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree? What did you like least?

Finding out the answers to the mystery surrounding the cosmetics girl was the most iinteresting part of the story . Also the insite into the small town lives of that period. I thought the story overall good but somehow the tellin of it was meandering and a little slow.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

The ending wad satisfying but not surprising at all.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

She could have been more southern

Was The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree worth the listening time?

I did enjoy the book but I bought it on a recommendation from audible and had looked forward to it with an anticipation that was somewhat disappointed.

Story line & the Dahlias detectives

Enjoyed the book & will listen to the others in this series. I heard a couple of things that know having grown up close to the setting is this book that raspberries are not planted in that area. Too hot. Blackberries, dewberries, strawberries would have been a better choice.

Reminiscent of a more simple way of life

If you love to escape the "hurry, hurry, full of chaos, always on the run" lifestyle that seems to be demanded of us today, perhaps you will enjoy this as much as I did. It's a "meandering" slice of life story about a group of ladies in a small Alabama town set in the Great Depression era....their personalities, their gardens, their families, their "making do", their gossip at the beauty parlor and more. I loved getting to know them and listening as they solved the mysteries of a murder and bank embezzlement. It's southern and sweet and reminded me of stories my mother and grandmother told of how they lived..in the south, of course. If you love gardening, you will find particular delight in Ms. Albert's book. I'm a great fan of her China Bayles series that is full of herbs and flowers and gardening wound through the mysteries. A pleasant, easy listening book....just what I needed. (Mrs. B)

Dahlias...

The narration was good. Her voice was lovely and allowed me to concentrate on the story.

The mystery was fun to watch unfold. I liked the characters and wished I had good friends like that.
Stories of the 1930's era are some of my favorites. No x-rated scenes here.

Its relationship

That’s the way I feel aboutsusan’s books…
Maybe not the cliffhanger of Connelly or Grafton but i like the feeling if community and im in the story.. i also think if you havent had trying times, youll get impatient— but i like each one and i keep coming back when im bored with many reads