The Tale of Applebeck Orchard
Susan Wittig Albert

The latest delightful tale in Albert's Beatrix Potter series.

Out of spite for having his haystacks burnt, Mr. Harmsworth barricades a common path through his orchard—and Tabitha Twitchet and her Cat Council want answers. Reliable witnesses, including some Big Folk, say the arson was the handiwork of a lantern-wielding specter. The mournful ghost has a message—and Miss Potter, for one, hopes to figure it out.

Meanwhile in Sawrey, romance buds between the schoolmarm and a confirmed bachelor; Hyacinth Badger hopes to be the first female to earn the Badger Badge of Honor; and a rumor has Beatrix and the solicitor practically betrothed. But the matter of the barricade involves everyone—and Miss Potter and her friends might have to take matters into their own hands—and paws.

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(The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter #6)
Berkley, September 2009
ISBN-10: 0425229777
ISBN-13: 9780425229774
320 pages Hardcover
$23.95

Also by Susan Wittig Albert:
The Tale of Oat Cake Crag, September 2010
The Tale of Applebeck Orchard, September 2010
The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree, July 2010
Wormwood, April 2010
Holly Blues, April 2010
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
Spanish Dagger, April 2008
Nightshade, April 2008
The Tale of Hawthorn House, September 2007
Spanish Dagger, April 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
Dead Man's Bones, April 2005
A Dilly Of A Death, 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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