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  <title><![CDATA[Thyme of Death (China Bayles Mysteries, #1)]]></title>
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  <default_description>Nominated for both an Agatha and an Anthony Award, Susan Wittig Albert's novels featuring ex-lawyer and herb-shop proprietor China Bayles have won acclaim for their rich characterization and witty, suspenseful stories of crime and passion in small-town Texas. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; In her first mystery, China's friend Jo dies of an apparent suicide. China searches behind the quaint fa&#231;ade of Pecan Springs and takes a suspicious look at everyone. Though she finds lots of friendly faces, China is sure that behind one of them hides the heart of a killer.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1992</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Thyme of Death (China Bayles Mystery, Book 1)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Susan Wittig Albert]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Super start to this cozy series. Love learning something new as I read. Nice thing is this is more than a 'cozy' cozy. No fuzzy little tugs of the heart. This is real life. Good and bad and in between. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is first in the China Bayles series. I absolutely loved it. I couldn't put it down until I finished. Easy reading but lots of fun from beginning to end.]]></body>
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    <review id="13837190">
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 28 11:22:07 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Mar 20 16:53:33 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Former Texas Lawyer turned herb shop owner China Bayles is not having a good week.  It started out ok but it went straight downhill.  First her good friend Jo Gilbert dies and it looks like suicide.  But China and her friend Ruby donot buy it.  Yea Jo was sick but she was a fighter and would not hav...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13837190">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="17873599">
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    <name><![CDATA[Karen]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 16 13:23:40 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 06 15:56:46 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, I finally did it. I jumped into yet another series of books that everyone said would have me hooked before I finished book one. Guess what? They were right.<br/><br/>I spent a couple of weeks (keep in mind I get to read a chapter every couple of days) reading <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= THYME OF DEATH" title=" THYME OF DEATH"> THYME OF DEATH</a>, the first in th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17873599">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="35175623">
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    <name><![CDATA[Natalia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chesterfield, MO]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 13 07:14:33 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 27 15:43:56 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Like most mysteries, I enjoyed the buildup and intrigue more than the resolution. It seems like it's always more fun to wonder than to know.<br/><br/>The cast of characters was interesting, and I really took a liking to China, I have definitely been tempted at times to quit working for the man and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35175623">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="6233380">
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    <name><![CDATA[Toni]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Annapolis, MD]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Sep 15 04:53:41 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Started this in the first of China Bayles series because I liked the Beatrix Potter mysteries under pen name of Susan Wittig Albert, however not so fond of this first book. Don't especially like the setting, Texas, nor the &quot;NOW&quot; styles of some of the characters. Will give the series anothe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6233380">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="65046824">
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    <location><![CDATA[Vernal, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Jul 26 15:47:21 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 26 15:47:54 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first in a cozy mystery series featuring China Bayles, an ex-lawyer turned small town herbalist. I enjoyed this book and will, no doubt, read more in the series. I don't usually figure out who the killer is, but this one I had it pegged with a third of the book left. There were still int...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65046824">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="10208936">
    <user id="60908">
    <name><![CDATA[Amy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[River Falls, WI]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 10 05:30:15 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 31 05:11:02 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I finally read the first book in the China Bayles series! After reading this, some things made more sense in the other three books I've read in this series. Go figure, huh? This is a great series if you like mysteries with a spunky female lead, and if you are interested in learning about different h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10208936">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="16723136">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kristen]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[These mysteries by Susan Wittig Albert are very personable who dunits. The main character, China Bayles is a no nonsense snoop. Each book centers around some herb and includes recipes for cooking, medicinal use, and beauty. ]]></body>
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    <review id="25757653">
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first book in the China Bayles mystery series.  I don't usually like murder mysteries, but love the characters in this &quot;fictional&quot; town of Pecan Springs, Texas.  This is a nice light read...]]></body>
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    <review id="8558087">
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    <name><![CDATA[Lee]]></name>
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  <date_updated>Fri Nov 02 06:53:46 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book from page one and read it non stop to its conclusion. This is the first book in a series I read and it opened me to others: Stephanie Plum, Benni Harper, Goldie ]]></body>
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    <review id="5166941">
    <user id="312836">
    <name><![CDATA[Vivian]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Jun 22 18:21:59 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm a sucker for mysteries and I love herbs; so of course I liked this book. The decriptions of the food made me hungry and I'm jealous of her herb garden. All in all good brain candy.]]></body>
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    <review id="66675200">
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    <name><![CDATA[Deidre]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Though I dont normally do Mystery. &quot;Someone dies, our heroine must find out who did it &amp; why?&quot; I was tempted by the addition of an herbal theme and let me reassure you, the author knows her stuff. Either she actually IS an herbalist or she did her research. Her characters are such a joy ev...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66675200">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70286156">
    <user id="201580">
    <name><![CDATA[Jenny]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Nyssa, OR]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Sep 06 16:31:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a fun cozy mystery book. I read it because it was listed as the first one in Susan Wittig Albert's series China Bayles. I would like to read all these eventually. I enjoyed this book. I love to grow herbs and China does this and sells them in her shop. She is an ex-lawyer and when her good ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70286156">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="5678321">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jo]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 04 20:01:44 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another great mystry in TX. with her famous botanical twist.]]></body>
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    <review id="4736548">
    <user id="289271">
    <name><![CDATA[Rebecca (N)]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I could almost smell the herbs.]]></body>
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    <review id="72131181">
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    <name><![CDATA[Lisa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Salt Lake City, UT]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 22 11:48:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This an entertaining mystery. Interesting characters and pretty good mystery. It wasn't a long book so I worried that the story would be less complex. But suprisingly there is alot going on and is a satisfying read. I think there is a lot of potential for the characters to develop. I like China thou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72131181">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Lisa]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this.  It was well-written with a very good mystery and interesting characters.  I was afraid that there would be too many gardening details, but that wasn't the case.  In fact, the gardening was pretty much secondary to the lawyer details from China's previous profession - which helped he...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50150530">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Clever mystery series in which burned-out attorney China Bayles starts a new life in a new town running an herb shop.  There are quirky buddies and you get bits of herblore and plant wisdom.  The mystery is solid, too.]]></body>
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