Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Thyme of death Thyme of death Susan Wittig Albert Susan Wittig Albert's novels featuring ex-lawyer and herb-shop proprietor China Bayles have won acclaim for their rich characterization and witty, suspenseful stories of crime and passion in small-to… OL15743522W
Bleeding hearts Bleeding hearts Susan Wittig Albert When local football coach and hero Tim Duffy is accused of improper behavior, lawyer-turned-herbalist China Bayles investigates, following a trail of obsession and murder that may lead to her own doo… OL16028500W
Bloodroot Bloodroot Susan Wittig Albert When local football coach and hero Tim Duffy is accused of improper behavior, lawyer-turned-herbalist China Bayles investigates, following a trail of obsession and murder that may lead to her own doo… OL16061856W
Rosemary remembered Rosemary remembered Susan Wittig Albert When her accountant, Rosemary, is killed, ex-lawyer and herb-shop proprietor China Bayles finds a host of suspects that includes an abusive ex-husband and several former clients. Reprint. OL16062010W
Cat's claw Cat's claw Susan Wittig Albert As the first female police chief in Pecan Springs, Texas, Sheila Dawson has cracked many a mystery in collaboration with local sleuth China Bayles. Now Sheila puts her smarts to work, sifting through… OL16298873W
Mourning Gloria Mourning Gloria Susan Wittig Albert After a woman is killed in an arson-homicide, Jessica Nelson, an intern-reporter at the local paper, is assigned to cover the story. When Jessica disappears, China Bayles is determined to find her, b… OL17647606W
Widow's tears Widow's tears Susan Wittig Albert While her friend Ruby - who has the gift of extrasensory perception - investigates a supposedly haunted bed and breakfast, China Bayles walks into a storm of trouble in nearby Pecan Springs. Thirty m… OL17933218W
Blood orange Blood orange Susan Wittig Albert "In the newest China Bayles Mystery in the New York Times bestselling series, China comes to the aid of a nurse who ends up in the hospital ... It's mid-April in Pecan Springs, and China is renting h… OL20022908W
Spanish Dagger Spanish Dagger Susan Wittig Albert Between the herb shop, the catering business, and a weekend paper- making class, China Bayles has her work cut out for her. And now China's half- brother is opening up old wounds, trying to investiga… OL461835W
Bleeding Hearts (China Bayles Mystery) Bleeding Hearts (China Bayles Mystery) Susan Wittig Albert When local football coach and hero Tim Duffy is accused of improper behavior, lawyer-turned-herbalist China Bayles investigates, following a trail of obsession and murder that may lead to her own doo… OL461842W
A dilly of a death A dilly of a death Susan Wittig Albert China Bayles is in a pickle. The daughter of her best friend, Ruby, has turned up on her doorstep, pregnant and in need of a place to live. And her otherwise sensible husband has announced that he's … OL461845W
Rosemary remembered Rosemary remembered Susan Wittig Albert When her accountant, Rosemary, is killed, ex-lawyer and herb-shop proprietor China Bayles finds a host of suspects that includes an abusive ex-husband and several former clients. Reprint. OL461847W
Rueful death Rueful death Susan Wittig Albert 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 deadl… OL461848W
Dead man's bones Dead man's bones Susan Wittig Albert "A leader among female sleuths."?Publishers WeeklySusan Wittig Albert's exciting mysteries have been praised as "unique" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) and "fascinating" (Booklist). Now, a dead man's b… OL461855W
Hangman's root Hangman's root Susan Wittig Albert When an animal researcher is found hanged, China Bayles discovers that her friend the Cat Lady is not the only one who wanted him dead, becomes involved in animal rights issues, and deals with a roma… OL461856W
Love lies bleeding Love lies bleeding Susan Wittig Albert The newest in the nationally bestselling series-a "fast-paced and absorbing" tale (Midwest Book Review). Ex-lawyer and herb-shop proprietor China Bayles is investigating the mystery of retired Texas … OL461857W
Mistletoe man Mistletoe man Susan Wittig Albert In this "intelligently plotted and deliciously descriptive tale" (Publishers Weekly), national bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert tells the story of a woman's search for justice-and of her strugg… OL461858W
Chile Death Chile Death Susan Wittig Albert Ex-lawyer turned herbalist and amateur sleuth China Bayles attends a chili cookoff where a womanizing judge dies of an allergic reaction to peanuts. And since everyone knows peanuts don't belong in a… OL461863W
Thyme of death Thyme of death Susan Wittig Albert 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 th… OL461865W