Nightshade, Susan Wittig Albert
Nightshade, Susan Wittig Albert
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Nightshade

Author: Susan Wittig Albert

Narrator: Tom Stechschulte, Julia Gibson

Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/23/2010


Synopsis

In this 16th entry in Susan Wittig Albert's long-running mystery series, China is finally on the verge of finding out the truth about her father's death. But her reservations about letting her half-brother Miles hire her husband prove all too accurate when she discovers Miles has a hidden agenda. "Details of herbs and herbal remedies continue to flavor the always-intriguing plots."-Booklist

About Susan Wittig Albert

Susan Wittig Albert is the New York Times bestselling author of A Wilder Rose, about Rose Wilder Lane and the writing of the Little House books. Her award-winning fiction also includes mysteries in the China Bayles series, the Darling Dahlias, the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, and a series of Victorian-Edwardian mysteries she has written with her husband, Bill Albert, under the pseudonym of Robin Paige. She is founder and current president of the Story Circle Network and a member of the Texas Institute of Letters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cheryl on October 24, 2019

The 3rd and final book in a 3-part mystery delving into the death of China Bayles father and then 1/2 brother. China Bayles is an ex-lawyer that runs an herbal gift shop in Pecan Springs. She is our main character and married to an ex-homicide detective who has started his own private investigation......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on October 04, 2022

I’m tired of trying to catch up on reviews, more later. I’m weary of China, off to something with a bit more intelligence!......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on August 13, 2022

This was a nice wrap up of China's father's story. I'm glad he did something worthwhile even if it doesn't make up for the mistreatment of China and her mom. I lowered my rating by a star for McQuaid's chapters. I don't mind a change in POV but those chapters were awkward as everything. Cringy to rea......more

Goodreads review by Alannah on March 02, 2013

The 16th China Bayles mystery is the 3rd and final installment of a running storyline about China's long-dead, not-much-lamented father and the truth behind his death. I've enjoyed the storyline since China's half-brother Miles popped into her life two books earlier, insisting that their father's fa......more

Goodreads review by Andi on February 01, 2013

Unfortunately, it took me a long time to get into this book. The main problems I had arose not with the story itself but in the way it was told. Not only did the author switch between 1st person and 3rd person, but she also switched between past and present tense. This was exceptionally awkward and......more