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Thyme of Death (1992)

door Susan Wittig Albert

Reeksen: China Bayles (01)

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When ex-lawyer and herb-shop proprietor China Bayles's friend Jo dies of an apparent suicide, China looks behind the quaint faade of her new home of Pecan Springs, Texas, and takes a suspicious look at everyone. And though she finds lots of friendly faces, China is sure that one of them hides the heart of a killer. Nominated for both an Agatha and an Anthony Award, Susan Wittig Albert's novels featuring China Bayles have won acclaim for their rich characterization and witty, suspenseful stories of crime and passion in small-town Texas.… (meer)
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“If I'd known how the week was going to turn out I would have sent it back first thing Monday and asked for a refund.”
  taurus27 | Mar 5, 2024 |
It’s the early 1990s and China Boyles, disenfranchised lawyer and enthusiastic herbalist, has escaped to the fictional town of Pecan Springs, Texas where she acts as the town’s herbalist, selling herbs and items that smell like herbs. When her good friend dies, apparently by suicide, China is suspicious. More deaths ensue as clandestine relationships and financial arrangements are revealed.
Thyme of Death ticks all the boxes for a cozy mystery: somewhat amateur detective, very grisly murders, and police who act as a foil to the main character’s investigations. The chief of police in this small town, though, is only mildly obstructive; despite his slightly repulsive demeanor and habitual suspicion when dealing with China, the Chief holds a grudging respect for China. That respect is reciprocated, as China frequently tells her friends not to underestimate the Chief’s abilities.
There’s a bit of romance as well (not with the Chief), and toward the end of the book, possibly a hint of greener pastures for China in that department.

The book has two drawbacks: Most glaringly, dialect is used as shorthand to indicate that a character is somehow unpleasant or unintelligent. When a (presumably uneducated) townsperson uses the word “TV,” it’s depicted as “tee-vee” in dialogue; and when a character uses the word “thang” (in italics) instead of “thing,” the reader knows China does not respect that character. This is an unpleasant and ineffective literary device; I paused at every usage while trying to figure out how “tee-vee” would sound different than “TV.”
The second drawback? I figured out who the killer was early on, and was disappointed to see how long it took China and her cohorts to reach the same conclusion.
This series is still active with 28 titles, the most recent published in 2021. I’m giving it three stars; it’s a series I’ll probably continue, both because I mostly enjoyed the debut novel and because I’m looking forward to watching how technology unfolds as China moves from 1990s snail mail and home phones (they weren’t calling them land lines then) to the uber-connected wireless world of the 21st century.


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  CatherineB61 | May 31, 2023 |
I much prefer Albert's Potter series ( )
  kevn57 | Dec 8, 2021 |
apparent suicides turn out to be murders based on lesbian love letters and stolen ideas
  ritaer | Aug 8, 2021 |
A. McL starting a cozy mystery book club at the library, thought this would be a good start as intro to cozies. (anyone who's read Miss Marple or Brother Cadfael, as I have, has read a cozy...) This book club will deal i themes - good idea, since the stories are not incredibly deep. ( )
  kmajort | Feb 9, 2018 |
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When ex-lawyer and herb-shop proprietor China Bayles's friend Jo dies of an apparent suicide, China looks behind the quaint faade of her new home of Pecan Springs, Texas, and takes a suspicious look at everyone. And though she finds lots of friendly faces, China is sure that one of them hides the heart of a killer. Nominated for both an Agatha and an Anthony Award, Susan Wittig Albert's novels featuring China Bayles have won acclaim for their rich characterization and witty, suspenseful stories of crime and passion in small-town Texas.

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