Thyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert

Pecan Springs, Texas is a nice place to live. At least China Bayles thinks so. Coming from a former lawyer that is high praise. After leaving the law she became a resident of Pecan Springs and the owner of Thyme and Seasons. Everything is going along pretty well until a good friend is found dead of an apparent suicide. Ruby, who shares the other half of the shop, is adamant that Jo would never kill herself and she is going to investigate whether China believes her or not.

China goes about her business, but begins to believe that Ruby might be right.

I really enjoyed this first installment of the China Bayles series. It was well written and the characters are well developed. Looking forward what other adventures arise in Pecan Springs, Texas.