Witches' Bane — Susan Wittig Albert

China Bayles left the big city to settle in a small town. But murder happens everywhere...

Halloween is supposed to be scary -- but someone's pulling pranks in Pecan Springs that go way beyond holiday hijinks. The creepiness culminates in a brutal murder -- and China's friend Ruby becomes a prime suspect when a mudslinging minister accuses her of New-Age witchcraft. Now it's up to China to unmask the real killer...

China's herb shop in Pecan Springs, Texas, is a long way from the law firm in Houston. But China wanted to get away from it all: the power plays, the scheming, the backstabbing. Still, wherever there are people, there are problems -- and even in a small town, passions can be murderous...