An unthymely death and other garden mysteries
A delightful new collection of ten mysteries featuring lawyer-turned-herbalist China Bayles--along with a selection of her best recipes, craft ideas, and gardening lore... China Bayles has settled into the quaint Texas town of Pecan Springs, fallen in love with former homicide detective Mike McQuaid...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Berkley Books,
2003.
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| Edition: | Berkley trade pbk. ed. |
| Series: | Albert, Susan Wittig. China Bayles mysteries ;
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| Summary: | A delightful new collection of ten mysteries featuring lawyer-turned-herbalist China Bayles--along with a selection of her best recipes, craft ideas, and gardening lore... China Bayles has settled into the quaint Texas town of Pecan Springs, fallen in love with former homicide detective Mike McQuaid, and opened her beloved Thyme and Seasons herb shop--all while solving more than her share of mysteries. Now you can join China in ten puzzling cases--and get a taste of her world... This delightful collection also serves to please with loads of wonderful herbal tidbits on everything from rosemary to feverfew to catnip. You'll find 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 your garden and home. It's a one-of-a-kind collection featuring a one-of-a-kind sleuth--who's worth spending some "quality thyme" with! |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 254 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780425190029 0425190021 |
| Author Notes: | During the mid- to late-1980s, Albert was a ghostwriter for the Nancy Drew mystery series. She wrote the acclaimed "Work of Her Own: How Women Create Success and Fulfillment off the Traditional Career Track" in 1992. Under the pseudonym of Robin Paige, Albert and her husband, Bill Albert, co-authored a twelve-volume mystery series set in late Victorian/Edwardian England. Albert writes the bestselling China Bayles mystery series, which features as its main character a Texas herbalist who had been a criminal attorney in Houston. Albert also writes the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter historical fantasy series, which is set in England during the early twentieth century. (Bowker Author Biography) |
