Forget Me Never

China Bayles, Book 29

De: Susan Wittig Albert

Narrado por: Julia Gibson

Olivia Andrews is locally famous for her blog and podcast, Forget Me Not: A Crime Victim’s Storyboard, which is dedicated to telling the stories of victims of crime. Now she has a stunning story to tell about a decades-old murder mystery involving a prominent citizen of Pecan Springs—someone who isn’t the man everybody thinks he is. But she is killed by a hit-and-run driver while she’s out jogging early one morning. Was it an accident—or something else? Her sister wants to know.

And Olivia’s friend China Bayles also wants to know, urgently. Who is the prominent citizen Olivia was about to expose? How did he manage to get away with murder twenty years ago? Did he kill Olivia to keep her from revealing his secret? What is local lawyer Charlie Lipman trying to hide? And when there’s another murder . . . well, it has to be a part of the same story, doesn’t it? And so does the scrapbook a cousin has compiled to honor the memory of one of the victims and make sure she won’t be forgotten. It might hold the answer—except that the one person whose face China wants to see has been scissored out of every photo.

Forget Me Never asks the compelling questions Who remembers? What do we choose to remember? Why do we forget? Like other novels in the China Bayles series, Susan Wittig Albert’s book is an engaging mix of mystery, murder, and herb lore, past sins and present secrets, and characters who are as real as your friends and neighbors.

©2024 Susan Wittig Albert (P)2024 Dreamscape Media

Another wonderful book, but…

Wittig Albert’s China Bayles books are always winners to this herb loving, retired attorney, and this one is no exception. This was the first one where I guessed the killer at the beginning, however, although I still enjoyed the ride!

The promotions for previous books is annoying

I have read or listened to many of Ms. Albert’s China Bayles books in the past, and I’ve enjoyed them. I’m a cozy mystery fan and a gardener. I am ¾ of the way through this book, and this one has a really annoying feature. In the middle of a description or character introduction, the author will say something like “China first met [person’s name here] in ‘Blood Orange’ China Bayles book 22.” It’s occurred enough times that I am beginning to get really aggravated with it. It interrupts the narrative of the story and doesn’t add anything to the plot. I’d feel annoyed with the intrusions whether I was reading the book or listening to it.

Great Listen

Very well done.. This series hits the high note with every installment and this installment did not disappoint

another intriguing China Bayles mystery

Thank you again, Susan Wittig Albert. Another hard to put down story, full of good herb information and true to Texas people and place.

another great China Bayles store

I really enjoy this series. This book contains a great story with lots of fun plant facts - exactly what I expect!