false 212417 4 <i>Chile</i> is the pepper; <i>chili</i> (or sometimes <i>chilli</i>) is the spicy stew made with it. That's the first of many lessons about food, love, and death in Susan Wittig Albert's latest mystery about China Bayles, the Texas Hill Country lawyer turned herbalist and crime solver. Although Albert lives in the Texas Hill Country herself, she swears that China's hometown, Pecan Springs (which must have a higher per capita death rate than anyplace outside of Jessica Fletcher's Maine village), is fictional. So we have to believe that nobody really killed one of the judges of the annual Cedar Choppers Chili Cook-off by adding peanuts to his tasting sample and causing a deadly allergic reaction.<p> But China and her lover, ex-cop Mike McQuaid, believe it--especially after the dead chili judge, Jerry Jeff Cody, turns out to have a swampful of dirty secrets. So Albert begins a clever dance, keeping Bayles and the bedridden McQuaid (shot while working for the Texas Rangers) in just enough danger to maintain an atmosphere of suspense while also slipping in enough chile lore to outfit a chain of Taco Bells. The format may be familiar, but Albert is one of the best in the business at making it look newly hatched. Other Bayles books include <I>Love Lies Bleeding</I>, <I>Thyme of Death</I>, and <I>Rueful Death</I>. <I>--Dick Adler</I> 2501304 1 10 1998 Chile Death (China Bayles Mystery, Book 7) total:302|5:60|4:141|3:96|2:3|1:2| 302 1160 413 17 5 0 false false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 06:08:21 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 11:32:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 17 06:37:14 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 07:21:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 20 15:54:41 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 07:49:53 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 16 13:32:42 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 14:12:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Jan 02 16:07:43 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 16:08:17 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 09:01:08 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 09:02:59 -0700 2009 1 kinda like a soft pillow]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Thu Aug 13 21:59:52 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 22:00:47 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jun 28 12:29:16 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 12:29:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 10 05:29:55 -0800 2007 Thu May 22 05:27:00 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Tue Apr 15 10:11:41 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 13:54:38 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jul 30 13:36:57 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 13:43:11 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 11:48:23 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 11:50:00 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 20:09:57 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 20:11:07 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun May 09 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Mon Oct 20 15:23:26 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 10 12:03:43 -0800 2008
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