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Root of all evil

by Elizabeth Ferrars

Andrew Basnett series #2 This book is part of a series with the main character being Andrew Basnett, a retired professor of botany. Once again he accepts an invitation to stay with an aged cousin named Felicity in her Berkshire home over Easter. He discovers the reappearance of a former house keeper in Fecility's vicinity that creates a mystery which intrigues him, even though it is dismissed by her relatives when they arrive fr a family party. In any case, events at the party soon give them other things to think about, as they do Basnett, who now finds himself investigating a murder with all too many suspects and one motive: MONEY

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?