num_pages: 320
description: Susan Wittig Albert's novels featuring ex-lawyer and herb-shop proprietor China Bayles have won acclaim for their rich characterization and witty, suspenseful stories of crime and passion in small-town Texas. Now, when China's friend Jo dies of an apparent suicide, China looks behind the quaint facade of Pecan Springs. Though she finds a lot of friendly faces, China is sure that one of them hides the heart of a killer.
language: English
title: Thyme of Death
titlecomplete: Thyme of Death (China Bayles, #1)
characters: China Bayles, Mike McQuaid, Ruby Wilcox
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Cozy Mystery, Romance, Adult, Adult Fiction, Crime, Murder Mystery
ratings_count: 8418
places: Texas, Pecan Springs, Texas
series: China Bayles
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Berkley Prime Crime