Wormwood

A China Bayles Mystery

By: Susan Wittig Albert

Narrated by: Julia Gibson

Susan Wittig Albert has won critical acclaim anda devoted following for her China Bayles mysteries featuring beloved herb shop and tearoom owner China. In Wormwood, the death of a woman in a pool - where a Shaker woman drowned in 1912 - sets the stage for a perplexing whodunit.

China's friends and family are urging her to get some rest - and a Kentucky Shaker village seems the ideal place for it. At Mount Zion, China can assist with some herbal workshops while absorbing all things Shaker, from their furniture to their peaceful ways. But the restored modern version of the village, striving to become a popular tourist attraction, is plagued with misfortune and strife - some of it the likely result of sabotage. China and her friend Martha are hoping to get to the bottom of it.

However, much like Shaker history itself, the case appears simpler at first than it is. There is tension behind the serene exterior. And after a shocking death occurs during her stay, China will plunge into the archives of another time to connect the sins of the past with a modern-day murder.

Crack another case with China Bayles.©2009 Susan Wittig Albert (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"In a class with...sleuths V.I.Warshawski and Stephanie Plum." (Publishers Weekly)

Not too bad

Like another reviewer I thought there was WAY too much Shaker history in the story. I mean, the history was interesting, but if I wanted to read a detailed history of the Shakers, I'd get a history book. It seems to me that without the history the book would have been too short, so the author may have added it to fill pages. The basic back story was interesting, but WAY too detailed!

Skip this one

What a waste of money. Weird and boring. Nothing like other books in this series. Save your money and skip ahead.

History of the Amish

I love most China Bayles mysteries but this was more then normal history in fact more history then mystery. I was so bored that I was skipping around for the mystery. Sorry but this is not on my read list for others.
PS But Spanish Dagger is