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Spanish Dagger (China Bayles Mystery)

Spanish Dagger (China Bayles Mystery) Mass market paperback - 2008

by Albert, Susan Wittig

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While harvesting yucca plants, China Bayles finds a dead body. Apparently the simple lives of many residents of Pecan Springs hide complex and dangerous pasts. And now, while also unraveling secrets that hit close to home, China must find a killer.

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Berkley, 2008. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Details

  • Title Spanish Dagger (China Bayles Mystery)
  • Author Albert, Susan Wittig
  • Binding Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Berkley, New York, New York
  • Date 2008
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0425220885I3N00
  • ISBN 9780425220887 / 0425220885
  • Weight 0.33 lbs (0.15 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.75 x 5.44 x 0.83 in (17.15 x 13.82 x 2.11 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Texas
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

While harvesting yucca plants to make paper, China Bayles finds a body-cause of death: unknown. It seems that the simple lives of many residents of Pecan Springs hide complex and dangerous pasts. And now, while also unraveling secrets that hit close to home, China must set the record straight- and find a killer.

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.

Media reviews

"A leader among female sleuths." -- Publishers Weekly "Combines a fast-moving plot with the botanical lore and recipes that her readers have come to expect. Solid entertainment." -BOOKLIST

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.