No sooner than a thirteen-year-old child begs Lawrence Kingston to reinvestigate her mother\'s disappearance-a case still unsolved for eight years-the redoubtable botanist, professor, and sleuth receives news that an English rose, extinct for half a century, has been discovered growing on Alcatraz island, 5,000 miles from its former home.
As Kingston searches for clues to both mysteries he uncovers the murder of an elderly reclusive gentleman whom he suspects of having firsthand knowledge of t.
No sooner than a thirteen-year-old child begs Lawrence Kingston to reinvestigate her mother\'s disappearance-a case still unsolved for eight years-the redoubtable botanist, professor, and sleuth receives news that an English rose, extinct for half a century, has been discovered growing on Alcatraz island, 5,000 miles from its former home
