ReviewsPraise for New York Times Bestselling Susan Wittig Albert's China Bayles Mysteries "[Albert] consistently turns out some of the best-plotted mysteries on the market."-- Houston Chronicle "Albert's dialogue and characterizations put her in a class with lady sleuths V. I. Warshawski and Stephanie Plum."-- Publishers Weekly "One of the best-written and [most] well-plotted mysteries I've read in a long time."-- Los Angeles Times "Engrossing."-- The Times-Picayune "[China Bayles is] such a joy...An instant friend."--Carolyn Hart, New York Times bestselling author of the Death on Demand Mysteries "Mystery lovers...will be captivated by this unique series."-- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Series Volume Number23
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisThis Thanksgiving, be grateful for the "savvy sleuthing"* of New York Times bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert's China Bayles--who teams up with an old friend to solve a case of theft and murder in a South Texas ranching community... For Thanksgiving, China is planning to visit her mother, Leatha, and her mother's husband, Sam. She's also looking forward to catching up with a friend, game warden Mackenzie "Mack" Chambers. But Leatha calls with bad news: Sam has had a heart attack. While Sam recuperates, Leatha does have a helper--Sue Ellen Krause. But Sue Ellen--who's leaving her husband, the assistant foreman at a trophy game ranch--has troubles of her own. Before she can tell China the full story, Sue Ellen is killed in a car crash. When a local veterinarian is shot, Mack believes his murder could be related to fawns stolen from a nearby ranch. And China wonders if Sue Ellen's death may not have been an accident, and if there's a connection to the stolen animals... * Booklist