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Hemlock (China Bayles Mysteries) Hardcover – September 7, 2021

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From Susan Wittig Albert, the New York Times bestselling author of A Plain Vanilla Murder, comes a tightly crafted novel that juxtaposes the disappearance of a rare, remarkably illustrated 18th-century herbal with the true and all-too-human story of its gifted creator, Elizabeth Blackwell.

Herbalist China Bayles' latest adventure takes her to the mountains of North Carolina, where her friend Dorothea Harper serves as the director and curator of the Hemlock House Library, a priceless collection of rare gardening books housed in a haunted mountainside mansion that once belonged to Sunny Carswell, a reclusive heiress. But the most valuable book-A Curious Herbal, created by Elizabeth Blackwell in the 1730s-is missing and Dorothea is under suspicion.

China's search for the thief takes on a new urgency when she discovers Miss Carswell's bookseller, the victim of an attempted murder. Is his shooting connected with the theft? And there are other urgent questions: What is the Hemlock Guild? Who owns Socrates.com? Did Sunny Carswell really kill herself, or does her ghost have a different story to tell? And what is the real truth behind the many tantalizing mysteries of A Curious Herbal?

Hemlock is a compelling mix of mystery and herb lore, past secrets and present sins, and characters who are as real as your friends and neighbors-in an absorbing novel that only Susan Wittig Albert could create.

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  1. Book 28 of 29
    China Bayles
  2. Print length
    328 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Persevero Press
  5. Publication date
    September 7, 2021
  6. Dimensions
    6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    195255814X
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1952558146
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Susan Wittig Albert is the NYT best-selling author of over 100 books. Her work includes four mystery series: China Bayles, the Darling Dahlias, the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, and the Robin Paige Victorian mysteries. She has published three award-winning historical novels, as well as YA fiction, memoirs, and nonfiction. Susan currently serves as an editor of StoryCircleBookReviews and helps to coordinate SCN's online class program. She and her husband Bill live in the Texas Hill Country, where she writes, gardens, and raises a varying assortment of barnyard creatures.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Persevero Press (September 7, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 195255814X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1952558146
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 860 ratings

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As a writer, I work in three genres, mystery, historical fiction, and memoir. My mysteries include the China Bayles Herbal Mysteries and The Darling Dahlias, about a Southern garden club in the 1930s, as well as an eight-book series, the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, and the 12-book series that my husband Bill Albert and I coauthored under the pseudonym of Robin Paige.

My historical fiction includes THE GENERAL'S WOMEN, a wartime romance about Ike's love affair with Kay Summersby; LOVING ELEANOR, about the intimate friendship of Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok; and A WILDER ROSE, about the mother-daughter team that produced the Little House books. A WILDER ROSE is currently under option for film.

Bill and I live in the Hill Country of Central Texas, where I write, garden, raise chickens, and practice the fiber arts. You can find out more in my two memoirs: TOGETHER, ALONE: A MEMOIR OF MARRIAGE AND PLACE; and AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR OF ORDINARY DAYS.

www.susanalbert.com

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Pam
5.0 out of 5 stars Herbal history, Theft and murder, Ghostly happenings
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2021
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Anytime I read a book in this series, China Bayles, by Susan Wittig Albert; I get an education in a very entertaining way. If you're interested in herbs and gardening along with the medicinal qualities, you'll certainly learn a lot. I was surprised about the use of hemlock (not the tree) and just how dangerous that can be. (Remember Socrates?) This book is of two parts. You will enjoy both. The historical part (Elizabeth Blackwell) and the present time with a theft and there's a murder investigation that China gets very involved with. Her good friend needs her help and China can't resist the challenge. Oh, there's a ghostly aspect too. I just can't figure out why the very intelligent China doesn't learn to respect Ruby's intuition or messages from the Universe, though. You'll see. Creepy old house, parrots, weather, poison, history; what's not to like? Read on and enjoy.
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L Kate Bogart
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Mystery.
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2023
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A really good mystery set in a very possibly haunted big old house high up an Appalachian mountain, and then there’s a murder attempt.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Another good read from SWA
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2023
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As always Susan writes a captivating mystery with interesting herbal information. This story does not take place in the usual Texas hill country setting though. I thoroughly enjoyed Hemlock!
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J. M. Macomber
5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2021
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I have read the entire China Bayles series. It took me two days to finish this latest one. I live in Texas but grew up with snow, so I enjoyed the juxtaposition of spring and winter. Fearful for China's safety, I couldn't believe she opted to drive back up a mountain in a blizzard instead of staying at a B&B in town. I enjoyed the introduction of Spock the parrot and hope he returns in the next adventure. I want to see if he liked horseback riding enough to ask for his own horse! This is one of my favorite series, and Hemlock is one of my favorite books. There is always something to be learned, such as the differences between hemlock and Queen Anne's lace.
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Susan
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2023
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I have loved every book in this series but I think this one had me on the edge of my chair the most. I thought China had solved things quite a few times - but, no - not until the very end! So many stories interwoven together.
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Lyn Penny
5.0 out of 5 stars books and ghosts
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2021
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China goes to North Carolina to help a friend fine a missing book. Once there China gets involved in a shooting and the ghost of hemlock house. She interviews or tries to interview people of town about the books disappearance. Before she could do that there is a shooting where China finds the man and calls 911. Then there is the death of another person who she wanted to interview.
China could not get a break until the ghost dropped the book as she fell down the stairs.
You have to read this story to find out how everything fits together.
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L. S. Hardy
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Series Continues
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2021
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Susan Wittig Albert knows how to keep a series Interesting, always introducing new characters and settings while allowing her continuing characters to be themselves, and Hemlock is no exception. This is the 28th China Boyles book and it is as fresh as the first, not having fallen into a formula as series often do. One does not have to read this series in order as each book can stand alone, but it is more fun to do so since it is like meeting up with old friends after a time apart.
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Gardener Gal
5.0 out of 5 stars Great condition, fast shipping!
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2023
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Came promptly, excellent condition.
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Maggody
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Reviewed in Germany on December 27, 2021
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For me this book was a bis disappointment. The 2 stories somehow don't fit adn I found it boring.
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