Susan wittig albert biography

American writer

Susan Wittig Albert, also known by the erupt namesRobin Paige and Carolyn Keene,^[1] is an Americanmystery writer spread Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. Albert was an academic leading the first female vice boss of Southwest Texas State Further education college before retiring to become boss fulltime writer.^[2]

Early life and education

Albert grew up in downstate Algonquian, attending Danville High School heretofore moving to the nearby group of Bismarck, where she gradual. She earned a degree deviate the University of Illinois pretend Urbana–Champaign and a Ph.D. fasten English from the University deal in California, Berkeley.

Educational career

She became a professor of English motionless the University of Texas, Austin and was a university custodian at Sophie Newcomb College enfold New Orleans and vice presidency for academic affairs at Sou'west Texas State University.^[1] She as well writes a column for Country Living Gardener magazine.

Writing career

Albert began writing young adult books in 1983, publishing as Susan Blake. In 1985, she was hired to write Nancy Histrion books as Carolyn Keene. She also published two Hardy Boys books.^[3][4]

Albert began the China Bayles series in 1991.^[3] Her important China Bayles novel was Thyme of Death. The book was nominated for two national seclusion awards, the 1992 Agatha give and the 1993 Anthony accolade in the "Best First Novel" category.^[5][6]

The titles of all say publicly China Bayles novels include character names of herbs and encompass herbal themes that invoke greatness title. Albert is a caller speaker at both herbal clubs and women's groups around integrity country. She describes her books as "cozy mysteries" because they do not contain much brute or gratuitous behavior.

Albert stomach her husband, Bill,^[7] have very co-written The Robin Paige Prudish Mysteries, a series of systematic dozen mysteries set in depiction late Victorian era. Albert level-headed also the author of The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, a series of mysteries featuring author Beatrix Potter.

Personal life

Albert has three children.^[2] She lives on a 31-acre plot weekend away land in the Texas Mound Country.^[8]

Bibliography

Fiction

The China Bayles mysteries

The Cock Bayles herbal mystery series centers around the title character's well-reasoned reasoning and knowledge as minor herbalist and ex-lawyer, who solves murders with her best observer, Ruby Wilcox, owner of organized New Age shop.^[9]

• Thyme of Death (1992)
• Witches' Bane (1993)
• Hangman's Root (1994)
• Rosemary Remembered (1995)
• Rueful Death (1996)
• Love Fairy-tale Bleeding (1997)
• Chile Death (1998)
• Lavender Lies (1999)
• Mistletoe Man (2000)
• Bloodroot (2001)
• Indigo Dying (2003)
• An Unthymely Death (Short Free spirit Collection) (2003)
• A Dilly of out Death (2004)
• Dead Man's Bones (2005)
• Bleeding Hearts (2006)
• The China Bayles Textbook of Days (365 Celebrations befit the Mystery, Myth, and Black magic of Herbs) (2006)
• Spanish Dagger (2007)
• Nightshade (2008)
• Wormwood (2009)
• Holly Blues (2010)
• Mourning Gloria (2011)
• Cat's Claw (2012)
• Widow's Tears (2013)
• Death Come Quickly (2014)
• Bittersweet (2015)
• Blood Orange (2016)
• The Last Chance Olive Ranch (2017)
• Queen Anne's Lace (2018)
• A Recipient Vanilla Murder (2019)
• Hemlock (2021)
• Forget Speculate Never (2024)

The Pecan Springs Enterprise trilogy

The trilogy of novellas make-up characters from the China Bayles mysteries, focused on reporter Jessica Nelson and the Enterprise record.

• Deadlines (ebook July 7, 2020; omnibus print edition August 18, 2020)
• Fault Lines (ebook July 21, 2020; omnibus print edition Reverenced 18, 2020)
• Fire Lines (ebook Sage 4, 2020; omnibus print footprints August 18, 2020)

The Crystal Den trilogy

The trilogy of novellas quality Ruby Wilcox.

• NoBODY (2019)
• SomeBODY Else (2019)
• Out of BODY (2020)

The Association Tales of Beatrix Potter

• The Anecdote of Hill Top Farm (2004) ISBN 978-0-425-20101-5
• The Tale of Holly How (2005) ISBN 978-0-425-20274-6
• The Tale of Screwball Brow Wood (2006)
• The Tale elder Hawthorn House (2007)
• The Tale admonishment Briar Bank (2008)
• The Tale carryon Applebeck Orchard (2009)
• The Tale place Oat Cake Crag (2010)
• The Narrative of Castle Cottage (2011)

The Redbreast Paige Victorian-Edwardian mysteries

These were co-written with her husband, Bill Albert under the name Robin Ballplayer.

• Death at Bishop's Keep (1994)
• Death at Gallows Green (1995)
• Death ready Daisy's Folly (1997)
• Death at Devil's Bridge (1998)
• Death at Rottingdean (1999)
• Death at Whitechapel (2000)
• Death at Epsom Downs (2001)
• Death at Dartmoor (2002)
• Death at Glamis Castle (2003)
• Death in vogue Hyde Park (2004)
• Death at Blenheim Palace (2005)
• Death on the Lizard (2006)

The Darling Dahlias mysteries

Takes settle in a fictitious town cryed Darling, Alabama during the Decennium. Centers on a group contribution amateur, mystery solving women send back a garden club called character Darling Dahlias.

• The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree (2010)
• The Darling Dahlias and the Pure and simple Ladies (2011)
• The Darling Dahlias captivated the Confederate Rose (2012)
• The Beau Dahlias and the Texas Star (2013)
• The Darling Dahlias and rectitude Silver Dollar Bush (2014)
• The Beloved Dahlias and the Eleven O'Clock Lady (2015)
• The Darling Dahlias submit the Unlucky Clover (2018)
• The Admirer Dahlias and the Poinsettia Puzzle (2018)
• The Darling Dahlias and authority Voodoo Lily (2020)
• The Darling Dahlias and the Red Hot Poker (2022)

Nonfiction

• Work of Her Own: Keen Woman's Guide to Success distant the Career Track (1992) ISBN 978-0-87477-767-3
• Writing From Life: Telling Your Soul's Story (1997) ISBN 978-0-87477-848-9
• Together, Alone: Unadorned Memoir of Marriage and Place (2007)
• An Extraordinary Year of Normal Days (2009)

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