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Bloodrootby Susan Wittig AlbertISBN 0425188140 (0-425-18814-0)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bloodroot'Book summary:In a starred review of Mistletoe Man, Publishers Weekly raved: "[Albert's] writing sparkles...a funny, human story." Now Albert presents her most stunning achievement to date. Set on a Mississippi plantation, Bloodroot is a vivid, haunting novel brimming with dangerous family secrets-and drenched in the enduring mysteries of the Deep South... [via]
Chile Deathby Susan Wittig AlbertISBN 0425171477 (0-425-17147-7)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chile Death'Book summary:Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) is the spicy stew made with it. That's the first of many lessons about food, love, and death in Susan Wittig Albert's latest mystery about China Bayles, the Texas Hill Country lawyer turned herbalist and crime solver. Although Albert lives in the Texas Hill Country herself, she swears that China's hometown, Pecan Springs (which must have a higher per capita death rate than anyplace outside of Jessica Fletcher's Maine village), is fictional. So we have to believe that nobody really killed one of the judges of the annual Cedar Choppers Chili Cook-off by adding peanuts to his tasting sample and causing a deadly allergic reaction.
But China and her lover, ex-cop Mike McQuaid, believe it--especially after the dead chili judge, Jerry Jeff Cody, turns out to have a swampful of dirty secrets. So Albert begins a clever dance, keeping Bayles and the bedridden McQuaid (shot while working for the Texas Rangers) in just enough danger to maintain an atmosphere of suspense while also slipping in enough chile lore to outfit a chain of Taco Bells. The format may be familiar, but Albert is one of the best in the business at making it look newly hatched. Other Bayles books include Love Lies Bleeding, Thyme of Death, and Rueful Death. --Dick Adler [via]
A Dilly of a Deathby Susan Wittig AlbertISBN 0425193993 (0-425-19399-3)
Hardcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Hangman's Rootby Susan Wittig AlbertISBN 042514898X (0-425-14898-X)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Indigo Dyingby Susan Wittig AlbertISBN 0425193772 (0-425-19377-2)
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Lavender Liesby Susan Wittig AlbertISBN 0425177009 (0-425-17700-9)
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Love Lies Bleedingby Susan Wittig AlbertISBN 0425166112 (0-425-16611-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Love Lies Bleeding'Book summary:As a Texas Ranger, Roy Adcock outwitted plenty of dangerous characters. But now the retired Ranger has been shot dead - with his wife's gun. The case hits close to home for China, since Dolores Adcock had been at the herb shop just that morning. But what hits even closer to home is when China's longtime boyfriend starts behaving strangely after hearing the news - and China overhears a secret phone conversation between him and another woman. Now, as clues mount and accusations fly, China must question both the Adcock marriage and her own relationship - and avoid getting caught in a deadly maze of suspicion and betrayal. [via]
Mistletoe Manby Susan Wittig AlbertISBN 0425182010 (0-425-18201-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mistletoe Man'Book summary:China Bayles, a lawyer who's dropped out of practice but hasn't yet handed in her bar card, is back in business at Thyme and Season, her herb shop in Pecan Springs, Texas. The shop is so successful that China and Ruby, a friend with another remarkably successful New Age boutique named Crystal Cave, have added a tea room--named, of course, Thyme for Tea. Pecan Springs is getting to sound a lot like Sausalito, but apparently a lot of tourists pass through the west Texas town on their way to or from the Pecan Pageant, the Herb Fair, and, presumably, other unnamed attractions.
This ninth China Bayles mystery is a cozy case of confused property lines that lead a couple of likable people into a confrontation that ends in murder. Unfortunately, the dead man was China's main supplier of the herb of the title, and Christmas is just around the corner. So it behooves China (along with her new husband, a retired police detective, and her close friends, who all seem to be in law enforcement) to straighten things out, nail the culprit, and reestablish the mistletoe supply as soon as possible. Which they do, in a whimsical story that's as much about China's strained relationship with Ruby and her new life as a wife and stepmother as it is about who killed the Mistletoe Man. This all-but-bloodless tale is long on charm and local color and short on action. Susan Wittig Albert's quirky characters and their customs are on display (like the maiden lady who believes she's been abducted by aliens) rather than suspense or plot. But Albert's many fans won't mind a leisurely afternoon with China or the herbal lore that's served up as an appetizer before each chapter. --Jane Adams [via]
Rosemary Rememberedby Susan Wittig AlbertISBN 042515405X (0-425-15405-X)
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Rueful Deathby Susan Wittig AlbertISBN 0425159418 (0-425-15941-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rueful Death'Book summary:During a supposedly relaxing retreat at a Texas convent, herbalist China Bayles and her friend Maggie, an ex-nun, investigate the seemingly accidental death of the Mother Superior and uncover a deadly conflict within the walls of the cloister. [via]
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Thyme of Deathby Susan Wittig AlbertISBN 0425140989 (0-425-14098-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thyme of Death'Book summary:China Bayles has it all - a prestigious Houston law practice, money, power - but it's not enough. She's smart, she's tough, she's confident, and she knows she wants something more out of life than the fast track offers. Something like the Thyme and Seasons herb shop in Pecan Springs, Texas. Realizing that her career is turning her into somebody she doesn't like, China does what many people only dream of doing: She relocates to a small town to begin a new and, she hopes, a gentler, more fulfilling life. But even in Pecan Springs, evil can occur among ordinary people living everyday lives. China soon learns that while she can move from the city, she can't escape the world of moral choice. When China's good friend, Jo Gilbert, apparently commits suicide, China is more than puzzled. Jo had been suffering from a terminal disease, but wasn't the type to take her own life. And, to a lawyer like China, some revealing letters that Jo leaves behind shout blackmail and murder, not suicide. But why would anybody want to kill a woman who will die soon anyway? And what about the scent of perfume in Jo's house? When another mysterious death occurs, China is sure she's dealing with homicide. Helped by her best friend, New-Ager Ruby Wilcox, and with support from lover Mike McQuaid, a former-cop-turned-professor, China follows a trail of greed and fear to discover some unsettling answers. Thyme of Death marks the memorable debut of one of the most original and appealing new female sleuths to come along in years. Readers will identify with China Bayles as she makes the kind of tough decisions that confront us all. [via]
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An Unthymely Death and Other Garden Mysteriesby Susan Wittig AlbertISBN 0425190021 (0-425-19002-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Unthymely Death and Other Garden Mysteries'Book summary:[via]Now readers can join China Bayles in ten puzzling casesand get a taste of her world. This delightful collection features loads of wonderful herbal tidbits on everything from rosemary to feverfew to catnip; recipes for such to-die-for dishes as a Deadly Chocolate Valentine, Ruby's Applesauce Mint Bread, China's Five-Spice Chicken and Veggie Stir-Fry, and McQuaid's Tex Mex-and a host of creative ideas for garden and home. It's a one-of-a-kind collection featuring a one-of-a-kind sleuthwho's worth spending some "quality thyme" with!
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What Wildness Is This: Women Write About the Southwestby Susan Wittig Albert , Susan Hanson, Jan Epton Seale, Paula Stallings Yost, Kathleen Dean MooreISBN 0292716303 (0-292-71630-3)
Softcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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Witches' Baneby Susan Wittig AlbertISBN 0425144062 (0-425-14406-2)
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With Courage and Common Sense: Memoirs from the Older Women's Legacy Circlesby Susan Wittig Albert , Dayna Finet, Liz CarpenterISBN 0292701888 (0-292-70188-8)
Softcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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