Love Lies Bleeding by Susan Wittig Albert Review
Berkley, Nov., 1997.Hardcover, 320 pages.
ISBN: 0425159698.
Ordering information: Amazon.com.
China Bayles, one-time attorney turned herbalist and amateur
sleuth is back in this newest entry in the popular mystery
series. Texas Ranger Roy Adcock is found murdered, shot
with his wife's gun the same day that his wife Dolores
had been hired to do some work for China. This time out the
murder mystery hits a little closer to home. After China
tells longtime love McQuaid about it, he reacts
in a strange fashion and later she overhears a mysterious
phone conversation between McQuaid and an unknown woman.
Is McQuaid having an affair? What is his interest in the
murdered Ranger? China sets out to find the answers
to these and other questions. Along the way she will
face betrayal of trust, disillusionment and corruption
both in her personal life and in the life of the murdered man.
A watershed event for China Bayles, the murder of Roy Adcock will ultimately make her face the toughest decisions in her life, especially about her relationship with McQuaid. Fans of the series will be so curious about what happens next after the cliffhanger ending that they may end up storming the Hill Country demanding that the author write the next installment in the series -- immediately. A fascinating and unusual installment in an excellent mystery series.
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