A Dilly of A Death by Susan Wittig Albert

Description

Bibliographic Details

• Author: Susan Wittig Albert
• Title: A DILLY OF A DEATH
• Publisher: ‎ The Berkley Publishing Group; First Edition (January 6, 2004)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Hardcover – ‎336 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0425193993
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0425193990
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.35 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 6.4 x 1.16 x 9.32 inches
• Condition: Used – Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Edition: First Edition

Synopsis:

When China Bayles's formerly sensible husband, Mike McQuaid, bored with life as a teacher, takes up the new career of private detective, he and China become involved in the tangled affairs of Phoebe the Pickle Queen, owner of the largest pickle business in Texas, but things take a dangerous turn when Phoebe mysteriously vanishes just before the local Picklefest.

About the Author:

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 author of the China Bayles Mysteries, the Darling Dahlias Mysteries, and the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter. Some of her recent titles include Widow’s Tears, Cat’s Claw, The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose, and The Tale of Castle Cottage. She and her husband, Bill, coauthor a series of Victorian-Edwardian mysteries under the name Robin Paige, which includes such titles as Death at Glamis Castle and Death at Whitechapel.