Book excerpt: Worm in the winesap-Susan Dunlap--Coin of the realm-Pamela J. Fesler--Mom and Dad at home-Ed Gorman--The second oldest profession-Linda Grant--Rotten to the core-Jeremiah Healy--The Maggody files: death in bloom-Joan Hess--The gift-Gregory Janicke--Sex, lies and apple pie-Janet LaPierre--Growth Marks-Margaret Maron--With thanks to Agatha Christie-Sarah J Mason--Out of Africa-Nancy Pickard--Clear sailing-Gillian Roberts--If you can't take the heat-Sarah Shankman--Thinking-Marilyn Wallace--A bus called Pity-Carolyn Wheat--Hello-Anf\gela zeman--A mysterious collection of apple recipes.