Susan Wittig Albert
21) A wilder rose
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English
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Laura Ingalls Wilder is widely loved as the author of the Little House books that detail her life growing up in woods and on the prairies that were the frontiers of her time. Yet unknown to readers and publishers of the time and even until recently, Laura?s daughter Rose had a substantial hand in crafting those stories for children. Rose was a well-recognized writer on her own, and it was she who encouraged her mother to write, then substantially...
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Series
China Bayles mysteries volume 8
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Sleuth and herbalist China Bayles of Pecan Springs, Texas, joins Mike McQuaid, the town's police chief to investigate the murder of a land developer. They have to hurry if they don't want the case to clash with their honeymoon. They are getting married.
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Series
Darling Dahlias mysteries volume 8
Publisher
Presevero Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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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 her, while she herself is confronted by a romantic...
Author
Series
Cottage tales of Beatrix Potter volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
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Darling Dahlias mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
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"It's the spring of 1933 and times are tough all over. The only businessman not struggling is moonshiner Mickey LeDoux, though he still has to steer clear of federal agents. But banks are closing all over the country, and the small town of Darling is no exception. Folks are suddenly caught short on cash and everyone is in a panic. Desperate to avoid disaster, several town leaders--including Alvin Duffy, the bank's new vice president--hatch a plan...
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Darling Dahlias mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
©2013.
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English
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When the Texas Star herself--aviatrix Miss Lily Dare, the fastest woman in the world--is threatened and her plane sabotaged, the Darling Dahlias must weed through the rumors to find the truth to take down a saboteur who may be propelled by revenge.
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Series
China Bayles mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Berkeley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
In search of respite, China takes off to St. Theresa's Monastery with her friend Maggie, a former nun. The goal is a brief, tranquil retreat-but there's a conflict at the convent. The mother superior has recently died, and a battle over the future of St. Theresa's suggests that her sudden demise might not have been accidental. Now, China's quest for a replenished spirit takes second place to a more earthbound pursuit: catching a killer... -- from...
Author
Series
China Bayles mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
When a prominent animal researcher is found hanged in the midst of angry protests against his experiments, suspicion falls on biology professor Dottie Riddle. Known as the Cat Lady of Pecan Springs, Dottie's sympathy for strays-and the victim's distaste for them-gives the police reason to think she may be capable of murder. But China doesn't think so. She hires a lawyer for Dottie and starts looking around for clues. But she soon discovers that digging...
29) Witches' bane
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Series
China Bayles mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
In a small Texas town, what starts as a little festive Halloween fun ends in a brutal murder. And lawyer-turned-herbalist China Bayles is even more shocked when her friend Ruby, a New Age expert in tarot and astrology, becomes the prime suspect after a minister accuses her of witchcraft. Now it's up to China to unmask the real killer... -- from Amazon.
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Series
China Bayles mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Expecting a surprise in the from of a marriage proposal on Valentine's Day, China Bayles gets a shock instead when her lover, Mike McQuaid, is shot.
31) Bittersweet
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Series
China Bayles mysteries volume 23
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"This Thanksgiving, be grateful for China Bayles who teams up with an old friend to solve a complex case of theft and murder in a South Texas ranching community."--
Author
Series
China Bayles mysteries volume 12
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
China Bayles and her husband, Mike McQuaid, become involved in the tangled affaire of Phoebe the Pickle Queen, owner of the largest pickle business in Texas, but things take a dangerous turn when Phoebe mysteriously vanishes.
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Series
Cottage tales of Beatrix Potter volume 5
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Author
Series
Cottage tales of Beatrix Potter volume 3
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Author
Series
Cottage tales of Beatrix Potter volume 7
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Author
Series
Cottage tales of Beatrix Potter volume 4
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
When Beatrix finds an abandoned infant, Captain Woodcock and Dimity care for the child as Beatrix and her furry and feathered friends search for its mother.
Author
Series
Darling Dahlias mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Rumors are sprouting in Depression-era Darling, Alabama. The town's newest visitors, Nona Jean Jamison and Miss Lake, may be the Naughty and Nice Sisters from the Ziegfeld Frolic, who specialize in dancing nearly naked. The Dahlias suspect more than modesty when Nona denies her association.
38) Nightshade
Author
Series
China Bayles mysteries volume 16
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2008.
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
Series
Cottage tales of Beatrix Potter volume 6
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Author
Series
China Bayles mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
When China's friend Jo dies of an apparent suicide, China looks behind the quaint facade of Pecan Springs and takes a suspicious look at everyone.
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