by Elzabeth J. Wheeler (Author)

Sylvia Smith, 78, phoned Ellen to let her know she was none too happy her handyman plonked a turquoise toilet next to the dumpster in the alley between their two houses. Ellen was horrified to see a dead man sitting on it when she and her handyman went to remove it. Little did she know this wasn't the first dead man to be found sitting on a toilet in the alley. A perfect location for murder, the boughs of a stately century-old Blue Spruce conceal the view. What is it about this alley, blue spruce tree, and murder in this beloved old North Denver neighborhood? With the upcoming Uplands Neighborhood Tour coming up, Ellen is bound to find out. Lots of history, lots of laughs, tears, and-even Elvis-make "Murder and a Blue Spruce" impossible to put down!