Blood Orange
by Susan Wittig Albert

In the newest China Bayles Mystery in the New York
Times bestselling series, China comes to the aid of a
nurse who ends up in the hospital…

It’s mid-April in Pecan Springs, and China is renting
her guest cottage to Kelly Kaufman, who needs a temporary
place to live as she contends with a very acrimonious
divorce from her husband Rich. One nasty point of dispute is
her part ownership of the Comanche Creek Brewing Company,
which she is refusing to sell.

At the same time, as a nurse employed by a local hospice,
Kelly has discovered instances of suspicious practices. Even
more disturbing, she suspects that a patient was murdered.
Kelly’s knowledge could be dangerous, and she wants to
get guidance from China on what to do.

But on her way to China’s house, Kelly is forced off
the road and critically injured, putting her in a medically
induced coma. Now it’s up to China to determine who
wanted her out of the picture. Was it her soon-to-be ex? His
new lover—who happens to be the sister of
China’s friend Ruby? Or someone connected with the
corruption at the hospice?

China owes it to her friend to uncover the truth—but
she may be putting her own life at risk…

Other Books by Susan Wittig Albert

A Plain Vanilla Murder
China Bayles Mystery Book 27

Bittersweet
A China Bayles Mystery #23

The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Dollar Bush
The Darling Dahlias #5

The Darling Dahlias and the Eleven O'Clock Lady
The Darling Dahlias #6

Bittersweet
A China Bayles Mystery #23

Death Come Quickly
A China Bayles Mystery #22

The Darling Dahlias and the Texas Star
The Darling Dahlias #4

The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Dollar Bush
The Darling Dahlias #5

Widow's Tears
A China Bayles Mystery #21

Death Come Quickly
A China Bayles Mystery #22

The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose
The Darling Dahlias #3

The Darling Dahlias and the Texas Star
The Darling Dahlias #4

Cat's Claw
A Pecan Springs Mystery #1

Widow's Tears
A China Bayles Mystery #20

Susan Wittig Albert's Bio

As a writer, I work in three genres, mystery, historical fiction, and memoir. My mysteries include the China Bayles Herbal Mysteries and The Darling Dahlias, about a Southern garden club in the 1930s, as well as an eight-book series, the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, and the 12-book series that my husband Bill Albert and I coauthored under the pseudonym of Robin Paige. My historical fiction includes LOVING ELEANOR, about the intimate friendship of Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok and A WILDER ROSE, about the mother-daughter team that produced the Little House books. A WILDER ROSE is currently under film option with ThinkFactory Media.

Bill and I live in the Hill Country of Central Texas, where I write, garden, raise chickens, and practice the fiber arts. You can find out more in my two memoirs: TOGETHER, ALONE: A MEMOIR OF MARRIAGE AND PLACE; and AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR OF ORDINARY DAYS.