num_pages: 272
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...
language: English
title: Hangman's Root
titlecomplete: Hangman's Root (China Bayles, #3)
characters: Mike McQuaid, China Bayles, Ruby Wilcox
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Herbs, Murder Mystery, Amateur Sleuth, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Cozy Mystery, Adult
ratings_count: 3213
places: Pecan Springs, Texas
series: China Bayles
publisher: Berkley