num_pages: 320
description: Between the herb shop, the catering business, and now a weekend paper-making class, China Bayles and her friends have as much work as they can handle. Of course, that doesn’t stop the rest of their lives from going on—or coming to an end, as the case may be. Meanwhile, China’s half-brother is opening up old wounds, trying to investigate their father’s supposedly accidental death. Although she can’t stop her husband from taking the case—after all, he’s a P.I. who hasn’t had a bite in months—China can at least put the unsavory business out of mind by gathering supplies for making paper. But in a patch of yucca plants (which make great paper), she finds a body—cause of death unknown. Many residents of Pecan Springs live seemingly simple lives that hide complex and dangerous pasts. And now, while unraveling secrets that hit close to home, China must set the record straight—and find a killer.
language: English
title: Spanish Dagger
titlecomplete: Spanish Dagger (China Bayles, #15)
characters: China Bayles, Mike McQuaid, Ruby Wilcox
genres: Audiobook, American, Herbs, Cozy Mystery, Crime, Amateur Sleuth, Adult, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
ratings_count: 2326
places: Pecan Springs, Texas
series: China Bayles
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: WILLA Literary Award
category: Contemporary Fiction (Finalist)
publisher: Berkley Hardcover