- Hardcover: 308 pages
- Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S. (29 Oct 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0425159698
- ISBN-13: 978-0425159699
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.5 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,118,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Synopsis
Expecting a surprise in the form of a marriage proposal on Valentine's Day, China Bayles gets a shock instead when her lover, Mike McQuaid, is shot.
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The sixth book in the China Bayles Herbal Mystery Series
This book is about rogue cops, tough love, and herbs that are bad for you. What happens here has consequences that will shape the rest of China's life.
This book is about rogue cops, tough love, and herbs that are bad for you. What happens here has consequences that will shape the rest of China's life.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was the first China Bayles mystery I read and it has made me want to read others. I found the heroine very likeable and easy to identify with. She is strong and smart but also makes deep personal attachments. As a gardener myself, I was particularly drawn to the herb shop and China's own gardening experiences that pepper the text.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Finally! A softer side of China Bayles! Kudos to Susan Wittig Albert for showing us how we all change when confronted with a life-shattering crisis. Too often, the hero/heroine in books of this genre remains static. But here, the author has allowed her character to grow and respond to a crisis in her life. It is easy for me to understand how China could befriend Margaret, McQuaid's girlfriend. In many cases, when the man in your life turns to another woman, you obsess about her: what is she like? what does he see in her? etc. Sometimes we can't help but respect the enemy; Sometimes we even grow to like.love the enemy. Thank you, Ms. Wittig Albert for reminding us that life is not black and white, but many, many shades of gray and that the heart is complex...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This may be the last China Bayles for me. I love the series but I had a real hard time with the personal side of China's life. I can understand McQuaid's temptation, I can even understand his circumstances (although why it had to be that severe is questionable), but what I can't understand is how China befriended Margaret. She's a better woman than me. I enjoyed the plot of the mystery and visiting with old friends. I'll need to read the synopsis of Chile Death before I'll invest my reading time with China again
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Good Mystery - hated the personal stuff
This is the first China Bayles novel. I must say that the mystery was good. I had a hard time with personal side of China. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 1999
Awesome story -- sad ending.
Ms. Albert's latest book lies up to the expectations of anyone wo reads the series. The only problem I found with it was the end; the sad, tense conclusion was disappointing from... Read more
Published on 9 Jun 1999
Excellent, to say the least
Susan Wittig Albert is truly a gifted writer...her characters are superb, and there is never a dull moment...I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes mysteries.
Published on 8 Feb 1999
My my my
Still another stroll through the herb garden with former lawyer China Bayles and the amazing cast of characters that inhabit the imaginary town of Peacn Springs, Texas. Read more
Published on 1 Nov 1998
Can't wait 'til the next one!
I'm really looking forward to the next China Bayles mystery! I want to find out what happens to China's lovelife - I know from experience that it can be easy to forgive someone who... Read more
Published on 26 July 1998
Good reading-but disappointing
I to feel disappointed in the ending, but I'm sure (I hope) the next book will give us a happier conclusion to the end of this book. I how ever am not giving up on Ms. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 1998
What A Disappointment
I can only say that I loved allthe previous China Bayles books. Now I have no desire to continue the saga. This is not the same heroine I started reading about. Read more
Published on 12 April 1998
Very good, but......
I think an 8 for the actual book, but a 4 for some of the things that happened in the book. I think this book was better than her last one, but how could she do what she... Read more
Published on 8 Jan 1998
Old friends; forced plot
It's good to be back in Pecan Springs, and surprise- another of China's neighbor's has been murdered. A few too many coincidences lead China to the solution of the mystery. Read more
Published on 24 Dec 1997
Great mystery, but I'm ticked off at the hero
I've been a fan of Susan Wittig Albert's China Bayles seriessince the first book, "Thyme of Death. Read more
Published on 27 Nov 1997
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