Them Bones
Book description
Meet Sarah Booth Delaney, an unconventional Southern belle whose knack for uncovering the truth is about to make her the hottest detective in Zinnia, Mississippi . . . if it doesn't make her the deadest.
No self-respecting lady would allow herself to end up in Sarah Booth’s situation. Unwed, unemployed,…
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I always like to start a series from the beginning, and in this one, little 6-lb Chablis (a dog) plays a critical role in the plot. A wannabe New York actress, Sarah Boothe Delaney, returns to her family home sans the family with her tail between her legs. She has money trouble, man trouble, and ghost trouble. She begins the story disgusted with Chablis but quickly falls in love with her friend’s pup.
It is a cozy mystery with just a hint of paranormal added. The writing is lovely, and the author includes a range of appealing and diverse characters.…
From DK's list on mysteries with sleuths who love their dogs.
Maybe it’s because I see a lot of myself in them, that I’ve always been a sucker for square pegs trying to fit into round holes. So, it stands to reason that unwed, unemployed, over thirty, flat broke, and about to lose the family plantation to creditors, unconventional, but irrepressible southern belle PI Sarah Booth Delaney is my kind of gal. In this debut book of the series, we meet sassy Sarah Booth and refined Tinky, our heroine’s lifelong BFF and soon-to-be reluctant sidekick. Tinky is a true Daddy’s girl southern belle who is married to the president of the…
From Susie's list on humorous mysteries with protagonists and sidekicks.
Sarah Booth Delaney, Southern belle and failed actress turned amateur sleuth is wily, droll, and full of real Southern charm. She will teach you the art of cloaking an insult in a compliment, the proper way to make an entrance and an exit, and how to save your family’s estate by kidnapping a friend’s dog and rescuing it for the reward. This kind of cleverness lends itself to sleuthing, particularly in an old town full of secrets, lies, and dead bodies - some haunting the mansion she’s trying to save. I loved the dialogue and the cunningness of Sarah in…
From Larissa's list on southern humorous mysteries to make you snort.
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