A Dilly of a Death, Susan Wittig Albert, 2004, The Berkeley Publishing Group. Genre: Mystery. 315 pages (323 if you include the recipes). Finished 3/13/2010.
LesOpinion: Okay, let's face it, it's a pickle-themed mystery set in west Texas. It could have been much, much worse. Despite this being one of a long series of mysteries containing this cast of characters (though the only one on the Field Memorial's shelves), I didn't feel lost or left out. The writing was friendly, the story was fine, the whole thing was just a pleasant way to pass a day or two of rain. My favorite character was a housekeeper named Lunelle who had Big Hair, Dolly Parton boobs, and a broad Texas accent. I also learned a great deal about dill. For instance, did you know that dill is not only associated with pickles because of its pungent taste, but also because it is a natural preservative and its essential oil has the ability to inhibit the growth of nasty bacteria like staph, strep, and E. coli? Well, now you do.
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Doesn't this author do a dog series as well...with Siberians maybe?
Dear Babs,
Thank you for your inquiry. This author does a mystery series with the character China Bayles (of which this was one). She also does a series with her husband, Bill Albert, writing as Robin Page. All of those mysteries begin with "Death at..." I don't know if there are Siberians in the Death at... mysteries, but there was only a lonesome old bassett named Howard in A Dilly of a Death. The author does, clearly, like animals, though.
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