"Newly minted research assistant Saffron Everleigh is determined to blaze a new trail at the University College London, but with her colleagues beliefs about womens academic inabilities and not-so-subtle hints that her deceased fathers reputation paved her way into the botney department, she feels stymied at every turn. When she attends a dinner party for the school, she expected to engage in conversation about the universitys large expedition to the Amazon. What she doesnt expect is for Mrs. Henry, one of the professors wives, to drop the floor, poisoned by an unknown toxin. Dr. Maxwell, Saffrons mentor, is the main suspect, and evidence quickly mounts, joined by felloe researcher- and potential romantic interest- Alexander Ashton, Saffron uses her knowledge of botany as she explores steamy greenhouse, dark gardens, and deadly poisons to clear Maxwells name. Will she be able to uncover the truth, or will her investigation land her on the murderers list, in this entertaining examination of societys expectation?" -- Back cover.