Susan Wittig Albert is the NYT best-selling author of over 100 books. Her work includes four mystery series: China Bayles, the Darling Dahlias, the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, and the Robin Paige Victorian mysteries. She has published three award-winning historical novels, as well as YA fiction, memoirs, and nonfiction. Susan currently serves as an editor of StoryCircleBookReviews and helps to coordinate SCN's online class program. She and her husband Bill live in the Texas Hill Country, where she writes, gardens, and raises a varying assortment of barnyard creatures.

"This sweet book captures the true tone of a small town." --Times-Picayune, New Orleans "Albert does a beautiful job of blending a whodunit with a vivid portrait of an idyllic Depression-era Southern town." --Publishers Weekly "Excellent timely regional Depression Era amateur sleuth that brings to life the atmosphere of a period in which people are concerned over the economy that has left no chicken in almost any pot." --Follow The Clue "Cozy fans will be delighted to learn that the prolific Albert--known for her clever puzzles, engaging characters, love of nature, and outstanding historic research--is debuting yet another exceptional series." --Booklist Starred Review "The author of the popular China Bayles mysteries brings a small Southern town to life and vividly captures an era and culture--the Depression, segregation, class differences, the role of women in the South--with authentic period details. Her book fairly sizzles with the strength of the women of Darling." --Library Journal Starred Review

Susan Wittig Albert is the NYT best-selling author of over 100 books. Her work includes four mystery series: China Bayles, the Darling Dahlias, the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, and the Robin Paige Victorian mysteries. She has published three award-winning historical novels, as well as YA fiction, memoirs, and nonfiction. Susan currently serves as an editor of StoryCircleBookReviews and helps to coordinate SCN's online class program. She and her husband Bill live in the Texas Hill Country, where she writes, gardens, and raises a varying assortment of barnyard creatures.

"This sweet book captures the true tone of a small town." --Times-Picayune, New Orleans "Albert does a beautiful job of blending a whodunit with a vivid portrait of an idyllic Depression-era Southern town." --Publishers Weekly "Excellent timely regional Depression Era amateur sleuth that brings to life the atmosphere of a period in which people are concerned over the economy that has left no chicken in almost any pot." --Follow The Clue "Cozy fans will be delighted to learn that the prolific Albert--known for her clever puzzles, engaging characters, love of nature, and outstanding historic research--is debuting yet another exceptional series." --Booklist Starred Review "The author of the popular China Bayles mysteries brings a small Southern town to life and vividly captures an era and culture--the Depression, segregation, class differences, the role of women in the South--with authentic period details. Her book fairly sizzles with the strength of the women of Darling." --Library Journal Starred Review

Susan Wittig Albert is the NYT best-selling author of over 100 books. Her work includes four mystery series: China Bayles, the Darling Dahlias, the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, and the Robin Paige Victorian mysteries. She has published three award-winning historical novels, as well as YA fiction, memoirs, and nonfiction. Susan currently serves as an editor of StoryCircleBookReviews and helps to coordinate SCN's online class program. She and her husband Bill live in the Texas Hill Country, where she writes, gardens, and raises a varying assortment of barnyard creatures.

"This sweet book captures the true tone of a small town." --Times-Picayune, New Orleans "Albert does a beautiful job of blending a whodunit with a vivid portrait of an idyllic Depression-era Southern town." --Publishers Weekly "Excellent timely regional Depression Era amateur sleuth that brings to life the atmosphere of a period in which people are concerned over the economy that has left no chicken in almost any pot." --Follow The Clue "Cozy fans will be delighted to learn that the prolific Albert--known for her clever puzzles, engaging characters, love of nature, and outstanding historic research--is debuting yet another exceptional series." --Booklist Starred Review "The author of the popular China Bayles mysteries brings a small Southern town to life and vividly captures an era and culture--the Depression, segregation, class differences, the role of women in the South--with authentic period details. Her book fairly sizzles with the strength of the women of Darling." --Library Journal Starred Review