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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.

]]> 212417 4 2501304 1 10 1998 Chile Death (China Bayles Mystery, Book 7) total:308|5:60|4:143|3:100|2:3|1:2| 308 1180 422 17 20828 3.81 6536 683 68805884 253719 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 303 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 5 0 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...]]> 60014026 2358578 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 4 0 false Wed Jun 17 06:37:14 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 07:21:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 43739945 1378936 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 3 0 false Tue Jan 20 15:54:41 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 07:49:53 -0800 2009 30320817 1432511 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 4 0 false Sat Aug 16 13:32:42 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 14:12:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 41650069 1807900 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 4 0 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 67376750 1794748 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 4 0 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]]> 67338641 2554681 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 3 0 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 25758380 1280197 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 4 0 false Sat Jun 28 12:29:16 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 12:29:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 10208929 60908 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 3 0 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 20223566 1071692 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 4 0 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 28780674 1350040 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 3 0 false Wed Jul 30 13:36:57 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 13:43:11 -0700 2008 27966805 310494 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 4 0 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 26815296 1260300 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 4 0 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 35792456 1639257 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 4 0 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
S]]> 28471339 1369501 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 4 0 false Sun Jul 27 20:04:38 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 20:04:56 -0700 2008 29120266 1391723 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 4 0 false Sun Aug 03 08:25:32 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 08:25:44 -0700 2008 9429014 567025 2220203 0425165396 9780425165393 1 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mystery, Book 7)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2220203.Chile_Death 4.00 3 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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 Love Lies Bleeding, Thyme of Death, and Rueful Death. --Dick Adler

]]> 1998 2 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 22 09:38:25 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 22 09:43:43 -0800 2007 81899440 3070200 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 0 0 false Wed Dec 23 17:48:33 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 23 17:48:33 -0800 2009 81601042 836429 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

]]> 1998 0 0 false Sun Dec 20 17:12:05 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 20 17:12:05 -0800 2009 81539887 3059544 212417 0425171477 9780425171479 16 <![CDATA[Chile Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #7)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460m/212417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233524460s/212417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212417.Chile_Death 3.83 308 Chile is the pepper; chili (or sometimes chilli) 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.

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.

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