Wormwood

Although I'm a couple of years behind, I've read all the China Bayles Mysteries up to this one. The reason I mention that is so that I can tell you this one is different. As far as I can remember, I don't believe the author has ever included parts of the book from a viewpoint different than China Ba......more

I was warned by someone not to expect great things from Wormwood, and I'll admit that for a second there at the beginning I was worried they would be right. But then the story managed to find the right balance [or maybe I got used to the quirks of this particular book:] and I pretty much raced throu......more

China Bayles takes what she hopes to be a two week R&R trip to a Shaker community with the intent of a few herbal workshops and a little assistance to a friend in some sleuthing need. A departure from most of Albert’s books, in that it’s a combination of China’s narration and actual 1912 Shaker lett......more

It's hard to imagine that this is book #17 in the China Bayles series. On the one hand, we've become quite familiar with China, McQuade, and the assorted cast of characters who people her herb shop and the small Texas hilltown of Pecan Springs. On the other hand, Wormwood is proof positive that you......more

This latest installment in the China Bayles saga finds China heading out to Kentucky with a good friend to conduct herb lectures at a former Shaker village - now a reconstruction a la Williamsburg. China's personal life is in turmoil. Her half-brother who she only recently found out about was killed......more