Mystery Books
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TripleFrom Ken Follett—the #1 name in electrifying international suspense—comes a remarkable novel of intrigue and do
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Death Times Three (Nero Wolfe Mysteries)Murder strikes thrice in these three baffling mysteries of crime and detection. First, Stout's great detective, Nero Wolfe, devel
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The Prodigal DaughterWith a will of steel, Polish immigrant Florentyna Rosnovski is indeed Abel's daughter. She shares with her father a love of A
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Ace Up My SleeveWhen three very different people come together, all out for the same thing and prepared to go to any lengths to get it, the stakes
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The TommyknockersDon't open the door... Bobbi Anderson and the other good folks of Haven, Maine, have sold their souls to reap
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The Simple TruthSizzling David Baldacci's novels have been called "sizzling" (USA Today) and "superior" (Houston Chronicle). Now Baldacci is back,
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Almost Forever: Almost Forever\For the Baby's Sake (Bestselling Author Collection)Max Conroy didn't let anything get in the way of his job—and his job was to lead a corporate takeover. But to do it, he needed i
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Mystery Movies
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Twin Peaks: The Complete Series (The Definitive Gold Box Edition)The highly anticipated complete series of one of the most acclaimed events in television history finally comes to DVD. This defin
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CubeDVD. Feature film. Rated R.
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Devil's AdvocateOne part "The Firm" and one part "Rosemary's Baby," this supernatural suspenser features a rousing turn by Al Pacino as the charis
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Mel Gibson's ApocalyptoFrom Mel Gibson, director of THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST and the Academy Award®-winning BRAVEHEART (Best Director, Best Picture, 19
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A Beautiful MindWinner of 4 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, A Beautiful Mind is directed by Academy Award winner Ron Howard and produced b
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Mystery Authors
Susan Wittig Albert biography
Susan Wittig Albert (born 1940) is a mystery writer from Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. She currently resides in Bertram, Texas, near Austin, with her husband, Bill Albert. She is the author of the China Bayles herbal mysteries, a popular and acclaimed series centering around the title character's deductive reasoning and knowledge as an herbalist and ex-lawyer, who solves murders with her best friend, Ruby Wilcox, owner of a New Age shop. "China Bayles ... is a former corporate lawyer who grew tired of the rat race and left it behind in Houston. She has moved to the Texas hill country ... Despite the slower pace of life in Pecan Springs, Texas, China still manages to run across her share of murders."[1] Albert grew up in downstate Illinois, attending Danville High School before moving to the nearby community of Bismarck, where she graduated. She became a college professor of English and university administrator and vice president. She writes a column for Country Living Gardener magazine. Her writing career has included the Nancy Drew mysteries under the penname Carolyn Keene in the 1980s. By the 1990s, Albert was ready to embark upon an independent career and wrote Thyme of Death, her first China Bayles novel. The book was warmly received, and was nominated for two national mystery awards, the Agatha and the Anthony. All seventeen of the China Bayles novels include the names of herbs, and the subsequent mysteries invariably include detailed, meticulously reported herbal themes that invoke the title. She is a popular guest speaker at both herbal clubs and women's groups around the country. Albert has described her books as "cozy mysteries," because they do not describe much violence or gratuitous behavior. She and her husband, Bill, have also co-written the The Robin Paige Victorian Mysteries, a series of a dozen mysteries set in the Late Victorian era. Albert is also the author of The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, a series of mysteries featuring author Beatrix Potter.
Information source: wikipedia