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Author
Series
China Bayles volume 12
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
323p. 25cm.
Language
English
Description
Popular author Susan Wittig Albert and her China Bayles Herbal Mysteries have been hailed for their intelligent plots and quirky characters. China is a member of the Pecan Springs, Texas Picklefest planning committee. When the Pickle Queen disappears just days before the festival, China and her husband P.I. Mike McQuaid relish searching for the clues in this dilly of a case. This exciting whodunit is packed with plenty of pickle jokes, folklore, and...
22) Nightshade
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 289 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
China's herb shop and catering business may be thriving, but she's still reeling from her father's death, and not even remotely interested in her half-brother Miles's investigation into that event. China's husband, on the other hand, has no such qualms. And when fate forces her to get involved as well, China realizes it's time to bring the past to light-or else it will haunt her the rest of her life. But China and McQuaid discover that Miles may have...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Susan Wittig Albert re-imagines Beatrix Potter wearing her sleuthing cap as the village of Sawrey lies buried beneath a blanket of Christmas snow. While she and her animal friends investigate a puzzling death, Miss Potter wonders if she can acknowledge her fondness for Mr. Heelis and still remain loyal to her fiancée’s memory.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Christmas, 1934-- and all of the Darlings are busy. Mildred Kilgore and Earlynne Biddle are planning to open a bakery on the square-- if they can come up with the right recipes. Charlie Dickens faces two of the biggest puzzles of his career as an investigative reporter, and one of them involves his wife. Cute little Cupcake's talent as a singer and dancer makes her a tempting target for an unscrupulous exploiter. Lizzy must enlist the Dahlias to protect...
Author
Series
Darling Dahlias mysteries volume 10
Publisher
Persevero Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xi, 262 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
It’s Labor Day weekend, 1935, and members of the Darling Dahlias―the garden club in little Darling, Alabama―are trying to keep their cool at the end of a sizzling summer. This isn’t easy, though, since there’s a firebug on the loose in Darling. He―or she!―strikes without apparent rhyme or reason, and things have gotten to the point where nobody feels safe. What’s more, a dangerous hurricane is poised to hurl itself in Darling’s direction,...
Author
Series
Darling Dahlias volume 9
Publisher
Persevero Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xii, 268 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Spring, 1935 finds the little Alabama town of Darling excited about their new local radio station, WDAR. But there are problems brewing at the newspaper, where a trio of new hires causes headaches for editor Charlie Dickens. That’s not the worst of it, though, as the Dahlias discover when the newest resident at Bessie Bloodworth’s Magnolia Manor is found dead. She had overindulged in a large and very rich chocolate cake—but was something else...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Rose Wilder Lane, who experienced the stock market crash after returning to her home in the Ozarks, when her mother, Laura, wrote "Pioneer Girl", which made literary history.