Smarty Bones, Carolyn Haines
Smarty Bones, Carolyn Haines
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Smarty Bones

Author: Carolyn Haines

Narrator: Kate Forbes

Unabridged: 11 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/02/2013


Synopsis

Professor Olive Twist has come to Zinnia, Mississippi to study a mysterious grave wherein lies the Lady in Red, a perfectly preserved and stunningly beautiful but unnamed and unclaimed body. Olive claims she can not only identify the corpse, she can also prove the woman's scandalous role in the nation's history. Olive takes it a step too far, though, when she starts connecting elite Zinnia families with the same scandal. Dander up, Zinnia's society ladies know only one way to handle Olive: they call on the private investigative services of Sarah Booth Delaney. But Olive's real agenda is clear as Mississippi mud, and when Sarah Booth discovers a present-day dead body, she knows there's more than just family pride and Southern heritage at stake. If she can't find the murderer and fast, it might just be Sarah Booth's life on the line next. Carolyn Haines pulls out all the stops in Smarty Bones, the next charming, sassy, Southern-fried Sarah Booth Delaney mystery.

About Carolyn Haines

Carolyn Haines is the USA Today bestselling author of over 70 books. She was the recipient of the Harper Lee Award for Distinguished Writing and the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence, as well as the "Best Amateur Sleuth" award by Romantic Times. Haines writes in a number of genres, from cozy mystery to horror and short fiction. She got her start in publishing in romantic mysteries with one savvy black cat detective called Familiar. She's delighted to bring back the first Familiar stories-and to introduce Trouble, son of Familiar, in a delightful new Familiar Legacy series which will feature a number of talented authors (and cat lovers!)


Reviews

Goodreads review by Denise

I have to give this book a 2.5 though I would have loved to give it more as this is one of my favarite series but it may be time to retire Sarah Booth. We were always shown a great love of the south and Mississippi in these books with a great mystery to go along with it. In this book the love went t......more

Goodreads review by Kevin

I have read all of the Sarah Booth Delaney books from Ms Haines and look forward to reading them. Unfortunately this book was really not up to the quality of the previous books. A very weak and convoluted plot featuring the most obnoxious Yankee since General Sherman. The fact that she spent so much......more

Goodreads review by Susie

I never want to miss one of this "guilty pleasures" treats, featuring Sarah Booth Delaney and her inimitable crew. "Smarty Bones" is one I'd like to have in my own library, though I enjoyed the one from our local Carrollton, Miss., library! The "Lady in Red" topic was a winner for me. As a summer in......more