Spanish Dagger
Susan Wittig Albert

Between the herb shop, the catering business, and a weekend paper-making class, China Bayles has her work cut out for her. And now China's half-brother is opening up old wounds, trying to investigate their father's supposedly accidental death, and her husband is taking on the case—meaning she's just bound to get involved.

To put the unsavory business out of her mind, she's gathering supplies for making paper. But in a patch of yucca plants, she finds a body—cause of death unknown. Many residents of Pecan Springs live seemingly simple lives that hide complex and dangerous pasts, and it appears the victim was one of them. Now, while unraveling secrets that hit close to home, China must set the record straight—and find a killer.

(A China Bayles Mystery #15)
Berkley (Prime Crime), April 2007
Featuring: China Bayles
ISBN #0425213943
320 pages Hardcover
$23.95

Also by Susan Wittig Albert:
Widow's Tears, April 2013
Cat's Claw, April 2013
The Tale of Castle Cottage, October 2012
The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose, September 2012
The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies, July 2012
Mourning Gloria, April 2012
Cat's Claw, March 2012
The Tale of Oat Cake Crag, September 2011
The Tale of Castle Cottage, September 2011
The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree, July 2011
The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies, July 2011
Holly Blues, April 2011
Mourning Gloria, April 2011
The Tale of Applebeck Orchard, September 2010
The Tale of Oat Cake Crag, September 2010
The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree, July 2010
Holly Blues, April 2010
Wormwood, April 2010
The Tale of Applebeck Orchard, September 2009
The Tale of Briar Bank, September 2009
Nightshade, April 2009
Wormwood, April 2009
The Tale of Briar Bank, October 2008
The Tale of Hawthorn House, September 2008
Nightshade, April 2008
Spanish Dagger, April 2008
The Tale of Hawthorn House, September 2007
Bleeding Hearts, April 2007
The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood, February 2007
China Bayles' Book of Days, October 2006
The Tale Of Cuckoo Brow Wood, July 2006
The Tale Of Holly How, July 2006
Bleeding Hearts, April 2006
Murder Most Crafty, April 2006
Dead Man's Bones, April 2006
The Tale Of Hill Top Farm, October 2005
The Tale Of Holly How, July 2005
Murder Most Crafty, April 2005
A Dilly Of A Death, April 2005
Dead Man's Bones, April 2005
Thyme Of Death, January 2005
The Tale Of Hill Top Farm, October 2004
A Dilly Of A Death, January 2004
Indigo Dying, January 2004
Bloodroot, June 2003
An Unthymely Death, June 2003
Mistletoe Man, October 2001
Lavender Lies, October 2000
Chile Death, October 1999
Love Lies Bleeding, November 1998
Rueful Death, August 1997
Rosemary Remembered, August 1996
Hangman's Root, August 1995
Witches’ Bane, September 1994
Thyme Of Death, March 1994

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