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A Dilly of a Death (Hardcover)
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A Dilly of a Death (Hardcover) Hardcover - 2004

by Albert, Susan Wittig

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China's otherwise sensible husband is bored with teaching and ready for a career change...say hello to Mike McQuaid, P.I. His first client is Phoebe the Pickle Queen, owner of the biggest little pickle business in Texas. She says her plant manager is embezzling, and she wants McQuaid to follow the money. But just days before the annual Picklefest, Phoebe disappears. And now it's up to McQuaid and China to search for her-and for clues in a case that promises to leave a very sour taste.

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E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Berkley Pub Group, 2004. Library Withdrawal in Nice condition in the protective plastic library covers.. Hardcover. Good.
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  • Title A Dilly of a Death (Hardcover)
  • Author Albert, Susan Wittig
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st/1st
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Berkley Pub Group, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date 2004
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 12416294832
  • ISBN 9780425193990 / 0425193993
  • Weight 1.28 lbs (0.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.36 x 6.28 x 1.08 in (23.77 x 15.95 x 2.74 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Texas
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003062796
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

China Bayles is in a pickle. The daughter of her best friend, Ruby, has turned up on her doorstep, pregnant and in need of a place to live. And her otherwise sensible husband has announced that he's bored with teaching and ready for a career change." "Say "hello" to P.I. Mike McQuaid and Associates. There aren't actually any "associates" - unless you count Ruby and China, of course. But the title does have a nice, official ring to it. His first client is Phoebe the Pickle Queen, owner of the biggest little pickle business in Texas. According to Phoebe, her plant manager is embezzling, and she wants McQuaid to follow the money." Meanwhile, Pecan Springs is hosting the annual Picklefest - and this year, China and Ruby are on the planning committee, along with Phoebe. But just days before the festival starts, the Pickle Queen disappears. Some say she sold her business and split; others think the answer may lie with her missing boyfriend. It's up to McQuaid and China to search for the Pickle Queen - and for clues in a case that promises to leave a very sour taste.

From the publisher

Susan Wittig Albert grew up on a farm in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley. A former professor of English and a university administrator and vice president, she is the author of the China Bayles Mysteries, the Darling Dahlias Mysteries, and the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter. Some of her recent titles include Widow’s Tears, Cat’s Claw, The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose, and The Tale of Castle Cottage. She and her husband, Bill, coauthor a series of Victorian-Edwardian mysteries under the name Robin Paige, which includes such titles as Death at Glamis Castle and Death at Whitechapel.

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About the author

Susan Wittig Albert grew up on a farm in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley. A former professor of English and a university administrator and vice president, she is the author of the China Bayles Mysteries, the Darling Dahlias Mysteries, and the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter. Some of her recent titles include" Widow's Tears," " Cat's Claw," """The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose," and "The Tale of Castle Cottage." She and her husband, Bill, coauthor a series of Victorian-Edwardian mysteries under the name Robin Paige, which includes such titles as "Death at Glamis Castle "and "Death at Whitechapel."