The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree
Susan Wittig Albert

From the national bestselling author of the China Bayles mysteries—a brand-new series about some spunky lady sleuths in Depression-era Alabama.

The country may be struggling through the Great Depression, but the ladies of Darling, Alabama, are determined to keep their chins up. Their garden club—The Darling Dahlias—has a clubhouse, a garden, a flag, and a weekly column in The Darling Dispatch written by their own Miss Elizabeth Lacy. Unlike their snooty rivals—Sisters of the Spade—they welcome members from across the social spectrum. What better way to know everything there is to know about everyone in town?

But when a treasure trove of sterling silver is found buried under the town’s famous Cucumber Tree, two of the Dahlias claim ownership, which leads to some very unladylike behavior. And the unpleasant discovery of an unknown young woman’s body on a hill outside of town points to even worse behavior. If anyone can get to the root of these mysteries, it’s the Darling Dahlias.

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(The Darling Dahlias #1)
Berkley (Prime Crime), July 2010
ISBN-10: 0425234452
ISBN-13: 9780425234457
304 pages Hardcover
$24.95

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
Wormwood, April 2010
Holly Blues, April 2010
The Tale of Briar Bank, September 2009
The Tale of Applebeck Orchard, 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
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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