I love the series and the recipes. Decided not to make home made dill pickles after finding out the difficulty and time required.
If you enjoy this China Bayles series, check out the other series Albert has written. "The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter" and the series written with her husband Bill, as Robin Paige. The last is a historical mystery series. One of my favorite authors!

Cathy S. (
katy0118) wrote on 11/11/2008...
another good tale.
China Bayles is in a pickle. The daughter of her best friend Ruby has turned up on her doorstop. pregnant and in need of a place to live. And her otherwise sensible husband McQuaid has announced that he's bored with teaching--he wants to try his hand as a private eye. His first client is Phoebe the Pickle Queen . . . but just days before the annual Picklefest, the Pickle Queen disappears. It's up to McQuaid and China to search for the Pickle Queen--and for clues in a case that promises to leave a very sour taste.

Jinni B. (
jinni) wrote on 1/10/2007...
Another China Bayles winner! Ya don't know who dun it until the last chapter and you place the blame for the crimes on different people as the storyline progresses...

Carol G. (
Tata) - CA wrote on 11/1/2006...
This is the first book I have read by Susan Wittig Albert. I am enjoying it thoroughly and am going to read more.
Another in the China Bayles series. This time the owner of the local pickle factory is found in the effluent vat~~thoroughly pickled , of course. Good read. This is one of my favorite series.
Part of the China Bayles herbalist series.This is great as are all in this series. It features the murder of a pickle heiress,
Another great herb mystery.
Another winner in Susan Wittig Albert's China Bayles series. An easy entertaining read.