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Thyme of death
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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… |
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At the sign of the Sugared Plum
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Mary Hooper |
In June 1665, excited at the prospect of coming to London to work at her sister Sarah's candy shop, teenaged Hannah is unconcerned about rumors of Plague until, as the hot summer advances and increas… |
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The devil’s novice
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Edith Pargeter |
A priestly envoy disappears, a skittish novice arrives and Cadfael works out what it all means. |
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The heretic’s apprentice
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Edith Pargeter |
This book examines what true piety is. The main character is the apprentice of a man, now dead, who is suddenly accused of having been a heretic.
In this book, Edith Pargeter (aka Ellis Peters), th… |
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Rosemary remembered
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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. |
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Rueful death
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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… |
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Chile Death
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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… |
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