| Rueful Death Contributor(s): Albert, Susan Wittig (Author) |
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ISBN: 0425159418 ISBN-13: 9780425159415 Publisher: Berkley Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: August 1997 Annotation: Ex-lawyer and herb-shop proprietor China Bayles stumbles into her latest adventure when she accompanies a friend to a nearby monastery for a peaceful retreat--and discovers a mystery centering around the death of the Mother Superior. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: China Bayles Mystery |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.03" W x 6.96" (0.32 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Herbalist China Bayles must solve a mother of a murder in this mystery from New York Times bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert. In search of respite, China takes off to St. Theresa's Monastery with her friend Maggie, a former nun. The goal is a brief, tranquil retreat--but there's a conflict at the convent. The mother superior has recently died, and a battle over the future of St. Theresa's suggests that her sudden demise might not have been accidental. Now, China's quest for a replenished spirit takes second place to a more earthbound pursuit: catching a killer... |