“Riggs knows the island—its flora, fauna, families, legends, customs, and rumors—so well that every pace she puts her senior sleuth through becomes another delightful discovery.”—BookPage

For ninety-two-year-old poet Victoria Trumbull, Martha’s Vineyard isn’t just a home—it’s a way of life. If there’s anything worth learning about the island, Victoria already knows it. So it’s only natural that when a big-money developer sets his sights on the Vineyard, a local conservation group asks Victoria to search the land for endangered plants in order to keep the bulldozers at bay.

With the help of a precocious eleven-year-old after-school assistant, Victoria keeps an eye out for any likely leaves on her daily walks—and is rewarded by finding a patch of rare cranefly orchids. But the real surprise comes when she discovers one of the developer’s underhanded lawyers— pushing up daisies. Now Victoria must follow a different trail, a twisted path of family secrets, greed, and unsettled scores. And if she’s not careful, a killer might take her off the endangered list—and make her extinct….