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Hangman's Root (China Bayles Mystery)
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Manufacturer: Berkley
Author: Susan Wittig Albert
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Hangman's Root (China Bayles Mystery) Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780425148983
ISBN: 042514898X
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 272
Publication Date: 1995-08-01
Publisher: Berkley
Studio: Berkley
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780425148983
ISBN: 042514898X
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 272
Publication Date: 1995-08-01
Publisher: Berkley
Studio: Berkley
Editorial Review of Hangman's Root (China Bayles Mystery)
Customer Reviews of Hangman's Root (China Bayles Mystery)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Excellent Book
Review: Not only is the story intriguing, but if you are interested in herbal lore this book is excellent. All of the China Bayles books have an interesting plot with many twists and turns.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: hangman's root
Review: I have greatly enjoyed the China Bayles series, so I am sorry to say that "Hangman's Root" does not do these books justice. I found the mystery incredibly uninteresting-- it revolved around office politics at a university & animal rights, which seemed interesting at the outset, but the plot just never came together. I think one of the main problems was China's knack for rambling off subject into background information. These asides really slowed down the plot, & I could barely finish the book. If you are a first time reader to this series, don't judge China Bayles by "Hangman's Root."
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: I just Flew through this series!!
Review: I love the whole series! I love the characters, the plots, the herbal references! Quick fun reading- a real page turner!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A solid third helping..
Review: Susan Wittig Albert's third mystery of the China Bayles series, "Hangman's Root", is a solid mystery, with a surprising killer, and a murder victim with a history of doing horrible, sadistic things to people and animals. China's friend, Dottie Riddle, a biology professor and a "cat lady" is the prime suspect in the murder of the sadistic Dr. Harwick, a colleague. Soon China finds that extortion, embezzlement, and deep hatred figure into this killing. Meanwhile, China and Mike are trying to find a house that they could both move into, with some comic results, and Rudy is trying to deal with a reunion with the daughter she gave up years ago. Not quite as good as "Witches Bane", but the sotry introduces us to some intriguing new characters.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Texas Hill Country mystery
Review: China Bayles becomes disillusioned with her career as an attorney so she moves to the small town of Pecan Springs in the Texas Hill Country and opens an herb shop. In this third book of the series, China's good friend, Dottie Riddle, a biology professor at the university in Pecan Springs, is being accused of murdering one of the other faculty members, Miles Harwick. Harwick's animal experiments have galvanized opposition from animal rights groups, but Dottie has personal as well as professional problems with Harwick. A piece of physical evidence is all it takes for Dottie to be arrested. As China does some investigating, she discovers that other people have a motive to murder Harwick as well. Just as she thinks that she has the mystery solved, yet another possible suspect appears on the scene. The setting of the Texas Hill Country is a great place for a mystery and the characters surrounding China, especially her boyfriend Mike McQuaid just add to the fun.
Review Summary: Excellent Book
Review: Not only is the story intriguing, but if you are interested in herbal lore this book is excellent. All of the China Bayles books have an interesting plot with many twists and turns.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: hangman's root
Review: I have greatly enjoyed the China Bayles series, so I am sorry to say that "Hangman's Root" does not do these books justice. I found the mystery incredibly uninteresting-- it revolved around office politics at a university & animal rights, which seemed interesting at the outset, but the plot just never came together. I think one of the main problems was China's knack for rambling off subject into background information. These asides really slowed down the plot, & I could barely finish the book. If you are a first time reader to this series, don't judge China Bayles by "Hangman's Root."
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: I just Flew through this series!!
Review: I love the whole series! I love the characters, the plots, the herbal references! Quick fun reading- a real page turner!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A solid third helping..
Review: Susan Wittig Albert's third mystery of the China Bayles series, "Hangman's Root", is a solid mystery, with a surprising killer, and a murder victim with a history of doing horrible, sadistic things to people and animals. China's friend, Dottie Riddle, a biology professor and a "cat lady" is the prime suspect in the murder of the sadistic Dr. Harwick, a colleague. Soon China finds that extortion, embezzlement, and deep hatred figure into this killing. Meanwhile, China and Mike are trying to find a house that they could both move into, with some comic results, and Rudy is trying to deal with a reunion with the daughter she gave up years ago. Not quite as good as "Witches Bane", but the sotry introduces us to some intriguing new characters.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Texas Hill Country mystery
Review: China Bayles becomes disillusioned with her career as an attorney so she moves to the small town of Pecan Springs in the Texas Hill Country and opens an herb shop. In this third book of the series, China's good friend, Dottie Riddle, a biology professor at the university in Pecan Springs, is being accused of murdering one of the other faculty members, Miles Harwick. Harwick's animal experiments have galvanized opposition from animal rights groups, but Dottie has personal as well as professional problems with Harwick. A piece of physical evidence is all it takes for Dottie to be arrested. As China does some investigating, she discovers that other people have a motive to murder Harwick as well. Just as she thinks that she has the mystery solved, yet another possible suspect appears on the scene. The setting of the Texas Hill Country is a great place for a mystery and the characters surrounding China, especially her boyfriend Mike McQuaid just add to the fun.