In this exciting new mystery from New York Times bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert, China Bayles fears for her husband s life as an escaped convict targets him...
Max Mantel, the killer McQuaid put away years ago, has busted out of the Huntsville prison and appears to be headed for Pecan Springs. McQuaid knows there s only one way to stop the vengeful convict set a trap with himself as bait.
China wants to stay by her husband s side and keep him from harm. But McQuaid insists that she get out of town and go to the Last Chance Olive Ranch, where she s agreed to teach a workshop on herbs.
When China and her best friend arrive at the ranch, she learns the owner, Maddie Haskell, has her own troubles. She inherited the ranch and olive oil business from the late matriarch, Eliza Butler, but Eliza s nephew is contesting the will.
While China throws herself into helping Maddie, McQuaid s plan backfires when Mantel executes a countermove he never saw coming. Now McQuaid s life is not the only one at stake and this time may really be his last chance..."
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SUSAN WITTIG ALBERT grew up on a farm in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley. A former professor of English and a university administrator and vice president, she is the New York Times bestselling author of the China Bayles Mysteries, the Darling Dahlias Mysteries, and the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter. She and her husband, Bill, coauthor a series of Victorian-Edwardian mysteries under the name Robin Paige. The Alberts live near Austin, Texas.
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