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Death Come Quickly is the 23rd (SYKM) or 22nd (blurb) in the China Bayles series by Susan Wittig Albert. The difference is probably a book of short stories, also available pretty cheap (see below). Quickly has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Come-Qu...dp/B00DMCV8H2/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/death-come-quickly

Spoiler:

In this thrilling mystery in the New York Times bestselling series, herbalist and ex-lawyer China Bayles finds herself on the trail of a nearly fifteen-year-old cold case…

When China and Ruby’s friend Karen Prior is mugged in a mall parking lot and dies a few days later, China begins to suspect that her friend’s death was not a random assault. Karen was a filmmaker supervising a student documentary about the almost fifteen-year-old murder of a woman named Christine Morris and the acquittal of the man accused of the crime. Is it possible that the same person who killed Christine Morris targeted Karen?

Delving into the cold case, China learns the motive for the first murder may be related to a valuable collection of Mexican art. Enlisting the help of her San Antonio lawyer friend Justine Wyzinski—aka the Whiz—China is determined to track down the murderer. But is she painting herself into a corner from which there’s no escape?

An Unthymely Death is a book of short stories in the same series, also at $1.99.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Unthymely-Dea...dp/B001NGN2IC/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/an-unthymely-death-1

Spoiler:

Now readers can join China Bayles in ten puzzling cases—and get a taste of her world. This delightful collection features loads of wonderful herbal tidbits on everything from rosemary to feverfew to catnip; recipes for such to-die-for dishes as a Deadly Chocolate Valentine, Ruby's Applesauce Mint Bread, China's Five-Spice Chicken and Veggie Stir-Fry, and McQuaid's Tex Mex-and a host of creative ideas for garden and home. It's a one-of-a-kind collection featuring a one-of-a-kind sleuth—who's worth spending some "quality thyme" with!