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The latest novel in the series that Kirkus Reviews characterizes as “Stephanie Plum meets
the Ya-Ya Sisterhood” featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney.
Synopsis:
As Sarah Booth sees it, Easter weekend is a time to celebrate life in all its many forms. So when the newly-pregnant Tinkie invites her and Cece on a girls’ trip to Lucedale, Missisippi to celebrate that spring has official sprung, Sarah Booth can’t resist. Plans include facials, food, and a trip to the incredible Garden of Bones—a miniature Holy Land with recreations of all parts of the Middle East—for their Sunrise Easter Services led by biblical scholar, gardener, and creator of the Gardens Daniel Reynolds.
Unfortunately for Sarah Booth and the gang, someone doesn’t seem appreciate this season of new life. Easter morning has just dawned when the trio find themselves at the Mount of Olives—with a dead body at their feet.
Reynolds identifies the dead man as local lawyer Perry Slay, who was well known for his sly and underhanded dealings. Perry had rubbed plenty of people the wrong way, and now it looks like someone has rubbed him out…
Because being a PI apparently means never being on vacation, Sarah Booth and her friends must now find a way to resurrect the truth from a list of suspects as long as the River Jordan, reveal the devil in disguise, and—if they’re lucky—find a moment to enjoy a few chocolate bunnies before more bodies pile up like pillars of salt.
Review:
Ya'll know I LOVE Carolyn Haines! She writes the funniest mysteries, that are quick reads and quite enjoyable. This series is no different! Taking place in our neck of the woods even makes it a more fun read! Sarah and Tinkie are a fun duo, whose girls trip gone awry is not only believable, but sets the scene for some great Southern insights along the way. Being based on a REAL location makes the reader want to finish the story and go off and do some research, and maybe their own road trip! You'll find yourself changing your thinking more than once among all the read herrings in this mystery! Carolyn does a good job in catching you up on the other books in the series, without giving much away about them (so you can go back and read them!), but it is needed, as events come to pass with haunts from the previous books. If you need a series to while away the weekend, this is it n(though you'll be busy, as this is the 21st book in the series!)! And this latest book will have you laughing and cheering for the dynamic duo!
About the Author:
Carolyn Haines is the USA Today bestselling author of the Sarah Booth Delaney mystery series and a number of other books in mystery and crime, including the Pluto's Snitch paranormal-historical mystery series, and Trouble, the black cat detective romantic suspense books. She is the recipient of the Harper Lee Award for Distinguished Writing, the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence, and the Mississippi Writers Guild Lifetime Achievement Award. She is a former journalist, bartender, photographer, farmhand, and college professor and lives on a farm where she works with rescue cats, dogs, and horses.
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