Holly Blues

New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 2010. CI1 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, book has remainder mark on the bottom, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. A China Bayles Mystery. Ex-lawyer and current herbalist China Bayles is known as "a leader among female sleuths" (Publishers Weekly). In Holly Blues, an unwelcome holiday guest creates a thorny situation for China and her husband... 9.5"x6.5", 288 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Life has been good to China Bayles, so she doesn't mind welcoming her orphaned niece into the family. But she's not happy when a Texas wind blows her husband's ex-wife, mother of China's stepson, into her herb shop. Sally is known to have a split personality and to be in trouble with the law, but now she claims she has nowhere else to turn. China isn't sure if it's because of the goodness of her heart or the scent of Christmas wreaths hanging in her store, but she invites Sally to stay... Despite her track record, Sally surprises the family by making an effort with her son and forming an instant bond with China's troubled niece. But Sally's sob story doesn't hold water, and China starts receiving menacing calls at the shop from an ex of Sally's - and at her unlisted home number, too. Sally has had plenty of bad-news beaus, but there seems to be an odd connection between this one and the murder of her parents nearly a decade ago. China is full of questions - and doubtful she's going to get any honest answers. With her P.I. husband out of town and two children in her care, it's up to China to weed out whatever it is Sally's running from before the truth catches up to them all.... Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.