Queen Anne's Lace ; (China Bayles Mysteries) - Hardcover

Wittig Albert, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0425280055 ISBN 13: 9780425280058

Publisher: Berkley - Us, 2018

Synopsis

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 realises that solving it could

About this title

Review:

Praise for Susan Wittig Albert's New York Times Bestselling China Bayles Mysteries

"Engrossing...China continues to appeal with her herbal information and savvy sleuthing."--Booklist(starred review)

"[Albert] consistently turns out some of the best-plotted mysteries on the market."--Houston Chronicle

"One of the best-written and [most] well-plotted mysteries I've read in a long time."--Los Angeles Times

"Mystery lovers...will be captivated by this unique series."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Engrossing."--The Times-Picayune

About the Author:

Susan Wittig Albert is the New York Times bestselling author of the China Bayles mysteries, the Darling Dahlias mysteries, and the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley - Us
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0425280055
• ISBN 13: 9780425280058
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304