What Grows in Your Garden?

"What Grows in your Garden" is a cozy mystery with a touch of romance. The main character is a Jewish woman just starting a career as a college history professor. The antagonist is a student with bipolar tendencies that sometimes make her violent. And the love interest is a police lieutenant with a law degree. This particular story will deal with poisonings and witchcraft--so there's also a cat! Dr. Sarah Chomsky harbors a romantic view of her new life as a college professor. She has a new apartment, an adorable new kitten, and a cozy office full of wonderful books. Sarah quickly becomes an inspiration to her undergraduate students and a friend and colleague of her graduate students. She has made new friends, including a police lieutenant with a law degree who fits her mother's description of "a nice Jewish boy." But someone has other plans for her. The serenity of the campus hides a stalker with a talent for gaslighting. Sarah soon must deal with unwanted gifts, polarizing debates among the faculty and students, hate speech keyed into the car doors of faculty members, unexpected illnesses and maladies, an April Fools prank gone astray, and an unexplained poisoning. As the problems increase in their intensity, Sarah will face a life-threatening show-down. Only by teaming up can Sarah and her policeman handle the final confrontation.