In article <4ealsp$bj9@srvr1.engin.umich.edu> jawiler@umich.edu (James A. Wiler) writes: >From: jawiler@umich.edu (James A. Wiler) >Subject: Re: Gardening Mystery Books >Date: 26 Jan 1996 13:44:57 GMT >The Name of the Rose by Uberto Eni (not sure about the author's name) >is a good murder mystery set in a medieval monastery and involves herbs. Umberto Eco. The herbs play a fairly minor role.