Hangman's Root Contributor(s): Albert, Susan Wittig (Author) |
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ISBN: 042514898X ISBN-13: 9780425148983 Publisher: Berkley Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: August 1995 Annotation: In her most challenging case yet, lawyer-turned-herbalist China Bayles has to prove the innocence of her friend Dottie, an animal rights activist charged with the murder of a prominent animal researcher. As China sorts through the dead man's past, she learns that Dottie isn't the one who may have wanted him dead. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 97812883 |
Series: China Bayles Mysteries (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 4.16" W x 6.75" (0.30 lbs) 272 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Ex-lawyer turned herbalist China Bayles must solve a hair-raising murder in this mystery from New York Times bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert. When a prominent animal researcher is found hanged in the midst of angry protests against his experiments, suspicion falls on biology professor Dottie Riddle. Known as the Cat Lady of Pecan Springs, Dottie's sympathy for strays--and the victim's distaste for them--gives the police reason to think she may be capable of murder. But China doesn't think so. She hires a lawyer for Dottie and starts looking around for clues. But she soon discovers that digging up old evil is a dirty and dangerous business... |