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- Queen Anne's lace / by Albert, Susan Wittig,author.;
While helping Ruby Wilcox clean up the loft above their shops, China comes upon a box of antique handcrafted lace and old photographs. Following the discovery, she hears a woman humming an old Scottish ballad and smells the delicate scent of lavender.- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Bayles, China (Fictitious character); Women detectives;
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- Blood orange / by Albert, Susan Wittig.;
Includes bibliographical references."It's mid-April in Pecan Springs, and China is renting her guest cottage to Kelly Kaufman, who needs a temporary place to live as she contends with a very acrimonious divorce from her husband, Rich. One nasty point of dispute is her part ownership of the Comanche Creek Brewing Company, which she is refusing to sell. At the same time, as a nurse employed by a local hospice, Kelly has discovered instances of suspicious practices. Even more disturbing, she suspects that a patient was murdered. Kelly's knowledge could be dangerous, and she wants to get guidance from China on what to do. But on her way to China's house, Kelly is forced off the road and critically injured, putting her in a medically induced coma. Now it's up to China to determine who wanted her out of the picture. Was it her soon-to-be ex? His new lover--who happens to be the sister of China's friend Ruby? Or someone connected with the corruption at the hospice? China owes it to her friend to uncover the truth--but she may be putting her own life at risk ..."--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Bayles, China (Fictitious character); Women detectives;
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- Holly blues / by Albert, Susan Wittig.;
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- Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Bayles, China (Fictitious character); Herbalists; Women detectives;
- © 2010., Berkley Prime Crime,
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- Cat's claw / by Albert, Susan Wittig.;
"Sheila Dawson has made history as the first female police chief in Pecan Springs, Texas. She's also cracked many a mystery in collaboration with local sleuth China Bayles--that's why everyone thinks she's such a smart cookie. Now, Sheila puts those smarts to work, sifting through secrets to find a killer on the prowl ... Larry Kirk, Pecan Springs' computer guru, has been shot dead in his kitchen. At first Police Chief Sheila Dawson believes it to be suicide, perhaps triggered by his painful divorce. Further investigation reveals that Kirk's death wasn't self-inflicted. And the truth is reinforced by her friend China Bayles' news--Larry recently asked her for legal advice in regards to a stalker. As a police chief in a male-dominated force, Sheila meets many challenges, especially when her theories rock the boat in high-profile cases like that of George Timms. He was caught breaking into Larry's computer shop to steal his own computer back because of dangerous personal information it contained. Now that Larry is dead, she's sure it's connected to the burglary. And she's also sure she'll get plenty of resistance on her assessment ... Timms' time to turn himself in to the police comes and goes, and he's nowhere to be found. In her investigation, Sheila uncovers secrets, terrible secrets that would drive anyone to kill. So who then? It's up to Sheila to prove she's got what it takes to hunt down the predator that's loose on the streets of Pecan Springs ..."--- Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Bayles, China (Fictitious character); Women detectives; Women police chiefs;
- © 2012., Berkley Prime Crime,
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- Mourning Gloria / by Albert, Susan Wittig.;
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- Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Arson investigation; Bayles, China (Fictitious character); Herbalists; Murder;
- © 2011., Berkley Prime Crime,
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- Hemlock / by Albert, Susan Wittig,author.;
Herbalist China Bayles investigates the disappearance of the most valuable book at the Hemlock House Library, a haunted mountainside manor in North Carolina that houses a collection of rare gardening books.- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Bayles, China (Fictitious character); Herbalists; Rare books; Libraries; Attempted murder;
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- Widow's tears / by Albert, Susan Wittig.;
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- Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Bank robberies; Bayles, China (Fictitious character); Haunted houses; Herbalists; Psychics; Women detectives;
- © 2013., Berkley Prime Crime,
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