Flower Shop Mysteries

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The Flower Shop Mysteries is a series which airs on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel.

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The films star Brooke Shields and Brennan Elliott and are filmed in the USA and Canada. [1] [2] They are based on the novels by Kate Collins and first aired in 2016. [3]

Series overview

The series centers around a florist and ex-New York City lawyer (Shields) and her involvement in criminal investigations with a local ex-private investigator and local bar owner (Elliott). [4] [5]

Cast and characters

List of films

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Mum's the Word: A Flower Shop Mystery (aka Killer Arrangement)"Bradley WalshKate Collins, Gary GoldsteinJanuary 17, 2016 (2016-01-17) [6] [7]
Abby Knight returns to her small home town having left her career as a NYC lawyer. On the day her flower shop opens, her car gets damaged by someone fleeing a murder scene. On old school friend who is now somewhat down and out is under suspicion. Abby soon meets a charming bartender and partners with him in the search for answers. [8]
2"Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud"Bradley WalshKate Collins, Gary GoldsteinApril 24, 2016 (2016-04-24) [9] [10]
Abby delivers a black roses order from an anonymous client to be given to a college professor. On campus she bumps into an old rival. Later, she finds him murdered. She becomes prime suspect. Her daughter attends the college and is later put in danger. [11]
3"Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted"Bradley WalshKate Collins, Neal H. Dobrofsky, Tippi DobrofskyJune 26, 2016 (2016-06-26) [12] [13]
Abby becomes a reluctant bridesmaid at a wedding. She ends up not just doing the flowers, but investigating who murdered a wedding crasher. [14]

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