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China Bayles

A Cozy Mystery Series by Susan Wittig Albert

Thyme of Death is the first book of the China Bayles series

FIRST PUBLISHED 1994

NUMBER OF BOOKS 28 books

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Herbalist sleuthing in small-town Texas
Cozy cases driven by buried family and town secrets
Quirky local events turning deadly

Book Series In Order

Thyme of Death

1

Thyme of Death

Hangman's Root

3

Hangman's Root

Rosemary Remembered

4

Rosemary Remembered

Rueful Death

5

Rueful Death

Love Lies Bleeding

6

Love Lies Bleeding

Chile Death

7

Chile Death

Lavender Lies

8

Lavender Lies

Mistletoe Man

9

Mistletoe Man

Bloodroot

10

Bloodroot

Indigo Dying

11

Indigo Dying

A Dilly of a Death

12

A Dilly of a Death

Dead Man's Bones

13

Dead Man's Bones

Bleeding Hearts

14

Bleeding Hearts

Spanish Dagger

15

Spanish Dagger

Nightshade

16

Nightshade

Wormwood

17

Wormwood

Holly Blues

18

Holly Blues

Mourning Gloria

19

Mourning Gloria

Cat's Claw

20

Cat's Claw

Widow's Tears

21

Widow's Tears

Death Come Quickly

22

Death Come Quickly

Bittersweet

23

Bittersweet

Blood Orange

24

Blood Orange

The Last Chance Olive Ranch

25

The Last Chance Olive Ranch

Queen Anne's Lace

26

Queen Anne's Lace

A Plain Vanilla Murder

27

A Plain Vanilla Murder

Hemlock

28

Hemlock

Forget Me Never

29

Forget Me Never

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