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Nightshade (China Bayles Mysteries)

by Susan Wittig Albert

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

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 been keeping as many secrets as he seemed determined to uncover. How deep do the layers of secrecy go? And who has a stake in concealing the truth after sixteen years?

Review:

"Former attorney China Bayles, now the proprietor of a small herb shop in Pecan Springs, Tex., finally gets some answers to her questions about the death of her cold, distant father, who perished in a fiery car accident 16 years earlier, in the satisfying conclusion to a trilogy that began with Bleeding Hearts and Spanish Dagger, the preceding two books within Albert's long-running cozy series. When China's half-brother, Miles, hires China's husband, Mike McQuaid, a former homicide officer struggling to establish himself as a PI, to investigate the fatal crash, China isn't sure this is a good idea. Her reservations prove well founded after the secretive Miles turns out to have his own agenda. Fans will be pleased that by supplementing China's usual first-person narration with McQuaid's third-person perspective, Albert casts fresh light on his character and his relationship with China. Snippets of plant lore, mostly to do with the nightshade family, add spice." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

About the Author

Susan Wittig Albert earned her Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley. She also co-authors a series of Victorian-Edwardian mysteries with her husband under the name of Robin Paige.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780425219560
Author:
Albert, Susan Wittig
Publisher:
Berkley Prime Crime
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Death
Subject:
Fathers
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Family secrets
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Series:
China Bayles Mysteries
Publication Date:
April 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
289
Dimensions:
9.28x6.26x1.15 in. 1.08 lbs.

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