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A BOTANIST'S GUIDE TO TRADITION AND TREACHERY
Brilliant botanist Saffron Everleigh has set sail on her first research expedition, but it’s disrupted by accusations of murder when one of her fellow scientists is murdered in this daring fifth installment.
Fans of Agatha Christie and Veronica Speedwell will love the fifth installment of Kate’s Saffron Everleigh series—a fast-paced “steminist” adventure that new readers can enjoy as a standalone.
June 9, 2026
Crooked Lane Books
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PRAISE FOR A BOTANIST'S GUIDE TO TRADITION AND TREACHERY:
“An intriguing mystery and a resourceful and engaging heroine.”—Frances Brody, author of the Kate Shackleton mysteries “Delightful and twisty . . . Saffron Everleigh is a plucky heroine . . . An engaging read!”—Lydia Kang, author of Opium and Absinthe
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PRAISE FOR THE SAFFRON EVERLEIGH MYSTERY SERIES:
“Well-researched and brimming with the dangers of scientific intrigue.”—Ashley Weaver, author of the Amory Ames mysteries
“Kate Khavari has created a charming mystery, full of twists that are as intriguing and deadly as the plants her characters love.”—Katharine Schellman, author of the Lily Adler mysteries
“Khavari gives us a gutsy ingenious heroine, academic intrigue, a scientifically suspenseful mystery and a Christie-like cast of characters.”—M. L. Huie, author of the Livy Nash mysteries
“A brave and clever heroine toils in a time when women earned little respect.”—Kirkus Reviews
“This series continues to delight and is perfect for readers of Deanna Raybourn’s Veronica Speedwell series or Sherry Thomas’s Lady Sherlock mysteries.”—Library Journal
“Intelligent, witty, and brave . . . Khavari has created a fast-paced, interesting mystery.”—Bookpage
“Khavari crafts quick and potent plot twists with plenty of room for Saffron to dip into both her botanical expertise and personal courage, for an enjoyable period thriller.”—Historical Novel Society
“Showcases the author's complete mastery of the mystery and suspense genre.”—Midwest Book Review
ABOUT PRAISE FOR A BOTANIST'S GUIDE TO TRADITION AND TREACHERY:
Saffron Everleigh is newly engaged and full of optimism as she sets off on the adventure of a lifetime for any scientist: aresearch expedition.
She sails to newly formed Turkey with her fiancé, Alexander Ashton, and a bevy of fellow researchers under the watchful and reformed eye of Dr. Henry.
With only two other women on board, Saffron soon finds she is right back in the same infuriatingly misogynistic environment that marked the earliest days of her career.
Only this time, Saffron is determined to show everyone, including Alexander, that she can handle the trials of an expedition.
And trials she has in spades. Before the expedition team has even arrived, Saffron has managed to find an enemy in historian Joseph Clark, who frequently torments the assistant that Saffron has taken under her wing, Martin Neill. But when Martin unexpectedly dies, Saffron is targeted as the main suspect.
Falling ruins, venomous snakes, and mysteriously blocked passages are the least of Saffron’s worries. With unexpected help from a familiar face, Alexander and Saffron have to work fast to prove not only that Saffron is innocent but that they both have nothing to do with a larger conspiracy at play among the expedition crew.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Photo Credit: Kate Khavari
USA Today bestseller Kate Khavari is the author of fiction ranging from historical mysteries to high fantasy epics.
She has her parents to thank for her fascination with historical mysteries, as she spent the majority of her childhood memorizing Sherlock Holmes’s and Poirot’s greatest quips.
She lives in the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas with her husband and children and a lovely garden that contains absolutely no poisonous plants.
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