The Darling Dahlias and the Texas Star
Darling Dahlias: Book #4
- By: Susan Wittig Albert
- Narrated by: Peggity Price
- Length: 9 hours 36 minutes
Description
National bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert returns to the small town of Darling, Alabama, in the 1930s-- where the Darling Dahlias, the colorful ladies of a garden club, are anything but shrinking violets when it comes to rooting out criminals The Texas Star herself-- Miss Lily Dare, the " fastest woman in the world"-- is bringing her Dare Devils Flying Circus to Darling. Unfortunately, she' s also bringing a whole lot of trouble. As the Dahlias prepare for the annual Watermelon Festival-- where they will present the famous female aviatrix with her own Texas Star hibiscus-- rumors are flying. Dahlias president Liz Lacy learns from newspaperman Charlie Dickens that Miss Dare has been threatened and her plane sabotaged. Apparently the bold and beautiful barnstormer has made plenty of enemies. And is it possible she may even be involved with the husband of one of Darling' s local ladies? And speaking of wings, the new cook at Myra May' s Darling Diner can fry a chicken and whip up a sweet potato meringue pie like nobody' s business. But why is she keeping her past such a mystery? As the Texas Star barnstorms into town, Liz and Verna Tidwell offer to help bring down a saboteur who may be propelled by revenge. Before it' s all over, there will be plenty of black eyes and dark secrets revealed
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Darling Dahlias Series

The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree
By: Susan Wittig Albert
Narrated by: Peggity Price
Length: 8 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Nominated for both the Agatha and Anthony awards, national best-selling author Susan Wittig Albert introduces a garden club of lady sleuths in Depression-era Alabama. The Darling Dahlias have just inherited a new clubhouse and garden, complete with two beautiful cucumber trees. But before long, these genteel ladies must unravel the mystery about... Read more »
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The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies
By: Susan Wittig Albert
Narrated by: Peggity Price
Length: 9 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
As Darling's town librarian is fond of saying: "Naked Ladies is not a respectable name for a plant." A lily by any other name would certainly smell as sweet-and look just as beautiful as the Naked Ladies decorating Miss Hamer's lawn. It seems Miss Hamer's house may also be home to naked ladies of a different sort. Rumors sprout that the elderly... Read more »
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The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose
By: Susan Wittig Albert
Narrated by: Peggity Price
Length: 9 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Best-selling author Susan Wittig Albert offers this third charming mystery set in the Depression-era town of Darling, Alabama. In the wake of the upcoming Confederate Day celebration, the Dahlias set out to solve a rash of mysterious occurrences. They' re ready to tackle the secret code embroidered on a family heirloom and suss out why one local... Read more »
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The Darling Dahlias and the Texas Star
By: Susan Wittig Albert
Narrated by: Peggity Price
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
National bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert returns to the small town of Darling, Alabama, in the 1930s-- where the Darling Dahlias, the colorful ladies of a garden club, are anything but shrinking violets when it comes to rooting out criminals The Texas Star herself-- Miss Lily Dare, the " fastest woman in the world"-- is bringing her Dare... Read more »
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The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Dollar Bush
By: Susan Wittig Albert
Narrated by: Peggity Price
Length: 9 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
National bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert takes readers back in time to small-town Darling, Alabama, in the 1930s-where the Darling Savings and Trust has just closed and the women of the Darling Dahlias' garden club are betting their bottom dollar there's going to be trouble . It's the spring of 1933 and times are tough all over. The only... Read more »
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The Darling Dahlias and the Eleven O'Clock Lady
By: Susan Wittig Albert
Narrated by: Peggity Price
Length: 9 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert transports readers to the summer of 1934, when a sensational murder shakes up the small Southern town of Darling, Alabama-and pulls in the ladies of the Darling Dahlias' garden club, who never let the grass grow under their feet when there's a mystery to solve . The eleven o'clock lady has... Read more »
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The Darling Dahlias and the Voodoo Lily
By: Susan Wittig Albert
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
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The Darling Dahlias and the Unlucky Clover
By: Susan Wittig Albert
Narrated by: Peggity Price
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
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The Darling Dahlias and the Poinsettia Puzzle
By: Susan Wittig Albert
Narrated by: Peggity Price
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
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