| Description |
292 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
China Bayles mysteries ; 26 |
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Albert, Susan Wittig.
China Bayles mysteries ; 26.
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| Summary |
While helping Ruby Wilcox clean up the loft above their shops, China comes upon a box of antique handcrafted lace and old photographs. Following the discovery, she hears a woman humming an old Scottish ballad and smells the delicate scent of lavender.... Soon, strange happenings start to occur in Thyme and Seasons: misplaced items, a ringing bell, and the appearance of lavender sprigs in odd places. When a customer mentions seeing a mysterious woman picking flowers nearby and then suddenly disappearing, China must finally admit what Ruby has always known--their building is haunted. But by whom? As China investigates, the tragic story of a woman in one of the old photographs unfolds. Annie Laurie was a young widow who'd lost both her husband and her child in the same day. She manages to survive through her lace-making business and finds happiness again only to have a suspicious death overshadow her new life. China delves into Annie's century-old mystery and realizes that solving it could have unimaginable repercussions in the here and now. |
| Subject |
Bayles, China (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
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Women detectives -- Texas -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Mystery fiction.
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780425280058 (hardcover) |
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