Love Lies Bleeding (China Bayles Mystery) [Kindle Edition]

Susan Albert (Author)

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Product Description

The newest in the nationally bestselling series--a "fast-paced and absorbing" tale (Midwest Book Review). Ex-lawyer and herb-shop proprietor China Bayles is investigating the mystery of retired Texas Ranger shot dead with his wife's gun...and at the same time trying to sort out some mysteries about her own relationship after she overhears a suspicious phone conversation...

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 659 KB
• Print Length: 340 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0425166112
• Publisher: Berkley (November 1, 1998)
• Sold by: Penguin Publishing
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001QIGZAY
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,700 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

My husband Bill and I live on 31 acres in the Hill Country of Central Texas, and have longhorn cows, sheep, geese, as well as the wild things that roam the meadows and woods. Our best buddies are our three dogs (Zach, Lady, and Toro) and our cat, Shadow. I'm a passionate gardener and am concerned about issues of global warming and energy depletion. You can find out more about the way I live in my new memoir, Together, Alone: A Memoir of Marriage and Place.

I've been writing professionally for nearly 25 years, after a stint in higher education as a faculty member and administrator. When I first started writing full time, I worked in the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series--yep, you got it: I am both Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon! (How cool is that?) In the years I was writing young adult novels, with Bill or by myself, I wrote over sixty books. In addition, Bill and I wrote a series of Victorian/Edwardian mysteries together, as Robin Paige.

Now, I write three mystery series: the China Bayles herbal mysteries, the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, and a new series (starting in July, 2010) called The Darling Dahlias, about a Southern garden club in the 1930s. Writing is not only my work, but my passion. Truly a right livelihood, and I'm grateful to have found it. I am also a member (and the founder) of the Story Circle Network, a nonprofit organization that supports women who want to write about their lives.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Texan who dunnit, June 19, 2001

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Sharon Knutson "chinamomma" (St. Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Lies Bleeding: A China Bayles Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

This was my first China Bayles mystery...I enjoyed it, reading about China and the town of Pecan Springs was a hoot. Having gardening plans and ideas strewn throughout the book was fun. Being in the legal field, I can relate to the idea of leaving it all behind and running from the city to a quiet remote little town. But somehow I think the town of Pean Springs has a lot more danger lurking around than one would think. China's friends are quirky and add spice to the background. They mystery itself kept me quessing...I will hunt up the previous China stories as well as the more current ones. Great reading for an rainy afternoon or relaxing on the beach...

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars China is a total moron in this book..., May 31, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Love Lies Bleeding: A China Bayles Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

Let me start of by saying China has always been one of my favorite characters. And I would love to have her back in the next installment. This China, the simpering idiot who blames herself when her boyfriend betrays her, is not the strong heroine of previous books. Bring back the real China!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My my my, November 1, 1998

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Pam "SMB,SLT" (Flint Hills of Kansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Lies Bleeding: A China Bayles Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

Still another stroll through the herb garden with former lawyer China Bayles and the amazing cast of characters that inhabit the imaginary town of Peacn Springs, Texas. I like the way Ms Albert strews tidbits of herb lore through this series. I recommend this and all the books in the series to anyone who enjoys curling up with a good book, a warm afghan, and a cup of hot tea.