The Devil's Bones: A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery
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- Author：Carolyn Haines
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Summary
The Devil's Bones is the latest novel in the series from Carolyn Haines that Kirkus Reviews characterizes as "Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney。
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， Mississippi to celebrate that spring has officially 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 to 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。
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， Mississippi to celebrate that spring has officially 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 to 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。
Reviews
Nickie
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Fantastic！I love the Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series！！ The books are filled with twist after twist！！ Always a terrific ending！！
Kathleen
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A very convoluted plot that only a master such as Ms。 Haines could bring to a satisfactory conclusion， neatly tying up all the subplots except one （the less said about Gertrude the better）。 That being said， I had a pretty good idea of the main culprit about halfway through which was disappointing。 Still， it is always an entertaining reading experience with Tinkie， Jitty， Sarah Booth and Cece。 "What the hell is going on with this case？""I don't know， but we're going to find out。" Being shot at tw A very convoluted plot that only a master such as Ms。 Haines could bring to a satisfactory conclusion， neatly tying up all the subplots except one （the less said about Gertrude the better）。 That being said， I had a pretty good idea of the main culprit about halfway through which was disappointing。 Still， it is always an entertaining reading experience with Tinkie， Jitty， Sarah Booth and Cece。 "What the hell is going on with this case？""I don't know， but we're going to find out。" Being shot at twice in one day was way over the top。 。。。more
Kathryn
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I am so obsessed with this series！！ I'm glad I got back in to it。 Sarah Booth is such an amazing character and I'm always guessing until the very end。 I've never been able to predict the ending of one of these books and that's what makes these books so great！ The series also features a strong and well-written transgender character I am so obsessed with this series！！ I'm glad I got back in to it。 Sarah Booth is such an amazing character and I'm always guessing until the very end。 I've never been able to predict the ending of one of these books and that's what makes these books so great！ The series also features a strong and well-written transgender character 。。。more
Bonnie McHenry
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I will never become tired or bored when I read about Sarah Booth and her many joys and loves that exist in her life。 I look forward to each new adventure that comes her way。 With her loyal and faithful friends always there to lend a helping hand， you can’t help but feel a deep connection to these characters。 Animals are always a must and an integral part of each story。 I enjoyed the discussion about different religions and found myself wanting to add this miniature holy land to my bucket list。
Sheri Jesse
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Great series！ I love the series and the trouble Sarah Booth， Tinkie， and Cece always get into。
Paula Ratcliffe
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Sarah Booth and Cece and Tinkie are on a mini retreat to Lucedale Mississippi enjoying a treat Tinkie gave them Easter weekend！ When the bodies start pilling up Sarah is up to eyes figuring out whose killing people and making it look like the local pharmacist is up to no good。 The problem is Sarah can't see to keep Erik the pharmacist out of trouble or with an alibi as the bodies stack！This book had everything and Jitty dressed as all sorts of characters。 It was such fun to watch Jitty and Sarah Sarah Booth and Cece and Tinkie are on a mini retreat to Lucedale Mississippi enjoying a treat Tinkie gave them Easter weekend！ When the bodies start pilling up Sarah is up to eyes figuring out whose killing people and making it look like the local pharmacist is up to no good。 The problem is Sarah can't see to keep Erik the pharmacist out of trouble or with an alibi as the bodies stack！This book had everything and Jitty dressed as all sorts of characters。 It was such fun to watch Jitty and Sarah try to figure their way out of this。 Definitely a great Easter story for those who love holiday theme mysteries！ 。。。more
Carol Burns
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What's not to like？ A mystery AND a love story。 What's not to like？ A mystery AND a love story。 。。。more
Linda Smatzny
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In this story， Sarah Booth， Tinkie and Cece are on a girls trip。 Tinkie is finally expecting and the women all want to celebrate。 However bodies start appearing and the main suspect becomes Sarah Booth and Tinkie's new client。 The book was an easy read with an old villain on the scene to confuse matters。 In this story， Sarah Booth， Tinkie and Cece are on a girls trip。 Tinkie is finally expecting and the women all want to celebrate。 However bodies start appearing and the main suspect becomes Sarah Booth and Tinkie's new client。 The book was an easy read with an old villain on the scene to confuse matters。 。。。more
Lyn Soulia-Smith
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Sarah and Cece do their thing and find another dead body。 Sarah， CeCe and Tinkie work their way thru the mystery and deal with the pregnant Tinkie and trying to be protective of her。 A fun book with twists and turns。
Pamela A Taylor
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Another Great Book！I enjoy these books a great deal。 I find Ms Haines ' mysteries well written， and as a Mississippi resident I am pleased for our state to get good press for the terrific place it is。 Another Great Book！I enjoy these books a great deal。 I find Ms Haines ' mysteries well written， and as a Mississippi resident I am pleased for our state to get good press for the terrific place it is。 。。。more
JaNel
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Didn’t finish。
Rosanna
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This was good at being what it intended to be: a light distracting mystery。 While the author tried to explain context though I definitely felt like this should be read as one in a series。 I might start the series from the beginning in some far in the future time where I have enough to read。
kathy
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This is one of my very favorite mystery series。 The author keeps them interesting and the stories move along with the main characters in each book。 I enjoyed this one a lot。 A little loose thread is left at the end。 I’m hoping for a future book to tie up that one！ No spoilers here！
Megan Williams
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Another fun romp in the Delta。。。this time Sarah Jane， Cici and Tinky are on a girl's spa trip when they trip over dead bodies in a miniature Holy Land garden at Easter services。 Fun fun fun！！！ Another fun romp in the Delta。。。this time Sarah Jane， Cici and Tinky are on a girl's spa trip when they trip over dead bodies in a miniature Holy Land garden at Easter services。 Fun fun fun！！！ 。。。more
Jen
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I waited a really long time to finally read this book。 I had to prompt my library to acquire it no less than three times。 That being said， this was definitely NOT one of my favorites in the series， and I'm disappointed。 The plot ran in circles， the characters were so-so， and the best part was Sweetie Pie's arrival。 I'm really sick of the Gertrude-Strom-Lurking-Out-There-Somewhere issue。 I feel like the series has "jumped the shark"， thanks to Tinkie's pregnancy。 Even Jitty got on my nerves this I waited a really long time to finally read this book。 I had to prompt my library to acquire it no less than three times。 That being said， this was definitely NOT one of my favorites in the series， and I'm disappointed。 The plot ran in circles， the characters were so-so， and the best part was Sweetie Pie's arrival。 I'm really sick of the Gertrude-Strom-Lurking-Out-There-Somewhere issue。 I feel like the series has "jumped the shark"， thanks to Tinkie's pregnancy。 Even Jitty got on my nerves this time， instead of being fun and clever。 Also， I'm not a Coleman fan and am over the Sarah Booth and Coleman pairing， already。 。。。more
Cathy
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another great sarah booth delaney book。 ready for the next one。
Whi
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Carolyn
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Had to catch up with Carolyn Haines and her crazy bunch of characters， once again very entertaining！ Perfect at Halloween！！！
Pam
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Figured out who did it long before the reveal。 Just needed to fully understand the background。
Nancy H
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Another good entry in the Sarah Booth Delaney series， this book has Sarah and friends going to visit a replica of the Holy Land just in time for Easter。 What they do not expect is to find a body sprawled across the Garden of Gethsemane。 Of course the friends investigate and get drawn into even more evil that is happening。 Throughout the story Sarah Booth wishes her law enforcement friend and lover Coleman were there with her to help。 But she and Tinkie and Cece investigate their way deeper into Another good entry in the Sarah Booth Delaney series， this book has Sarah and friends going to visit a replica of the Holy Land just in time for Easter。 What they do not expect is to find a body sprawled across the Garden of Gethsemane。 Of course the friends investigate and get drawn into even more evil that is happening。 Throughout the story Sarah Booth wishes her law enforcement friend and lover Coleman were there with her to help。 But she and Tinkie and Cece investigate their way deeper into trouble， and eventually find the surprise killer。 。。。more
Joyce Rawlins
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ThevDevil Bones by Carolyn Haines Sarah Booth and her friend are traveling to Mississippi to celebrate Easter， but what they find instead is a dead body。This is a warm cozy mystery。 The 21st book in this series。 A dead body is found。 We are Taken down many paths until we find the killer。。 I recommend this book。Thanks to Net Galley for sending me an advanced copy for my review。
Kristin
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This is one of my favorite cozy mystery series。 I enjoy the dynamic between Sarah Booth， her best friend and partner Tinkie， her love Coleman， and the other regular cast of characters that help her solve mysteries。 This was another funny installment of the series that revolves around Sarah Booth， Tinkie， and Cece going away for the Easter weekend。 They stay at a B&B and visit a place called The Devil's Bones， a religious "park" geared towards different parts of the bible。 The usual chaos ensues， This is one of my favorite cozy mystery series。 I enjoy the dynamic between Sarah Booth， her best friend and partner Tinkie， her love Coleman， and the other regular cast of characters that help her solve mysteries。 This was another funny installment of the series that revolves around Sarah Booth， Tinkie， and Cece going away for the Easter weekend。 They stay at a B&B and visit a place called The Devil's Bones， a religious "park" geared towards different parts of the bible。 The usual chaos ensues， with tons of dead bodies popping up。 Loved it！ 。。。more
Cheryl
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Sarah and her pregnant friend Tinkie are invited on a girl's trip to a miniature holy land with a great garden。 They find a dead body， a lawyer with many shady dealings。 This gives them a long list of suspects。 There is a part of the story that I didn't like。 Sarah is being stalked and nothing is ever figured out about it。 I like it when a book doesn't end on a cliff hanger。 Sarah and her pregnant friend Tinkie are invited on a girl's trip to a miniature holy land with a great garden。 They find a dead body， a lawyer with many shady dealings。 This gives them a long list of suspects。 There is a part of the story that I didn't like。 Sarah is being stalked and nothing is ever figured out about it。 I like it when a book doesn't end on a cliff hanger。 。。。more
Melissa Rogers
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Loved it！ But we need to get Gertrude Strom caught！ :） Can't wait for the next one to see how Tinkie is adjusting to motherhood or how excitingly funny birthing that baby can be。 Loved it！ But we need to get Gertrude Strom caught！ :） Can't wait for the next one to see how Tinkie is adjusting to motherhood or how excitingly funny birthing that baby can be。 。。。more
Ashley Cate
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The Devil’s Bones was the newest book in the long running Sarah Booth Delaney series by Carolyn Haines。 This is one of my favorite series and I am happy to say that I enjoyed this book just as much as I enjoyed the previous books。 My only complaint is that the book wasn’t set in Zinnia so we didn’t get to see all of the characters that I love （although they were all at least mentioned）。 The setting for this book was interesting though and it’s definitely worth a read。 As always， the mystery was The Devil’s Bones was the newest book in the long running Sarah Booth Delaney series by Carolyn Haines。 This is one of my favorite series and I am happy to say that I enjoyed this book just as much as I enjoyed the previous books。 My only complaint is that the book wasn’t set in Zinnia so we didn’t get to see all of the characters that I love （although they were all at least mentioned）。 The setting for this book was interesting though and it’s definitely worth a read。 As always， the mystery was strong and kept my attention throughout the story。 I am very interested in seeing what happens next with the ongoing mystery in the series。 Hopefully it will be resolved soon。 。。。more
Mary Corso
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Feel like I missed something。 I have read every book in order of publication but i feel like I missed something。 More danger and a case to conclude。
Joe
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Haines has written a fun cozy， and Jitty， the ever-changeable haint， adds a good deal of playfulness at each appearance。 More than that， Jitty drops tantalizing and twisting clues for Sarah Booth and the reader。 Long live Jitty， in all her incarnations！
Irene Marston
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good mystery
Rita
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This series continues to be interesting。 The author mixes new interesting characters with the loved familiar ones。
Stephanie
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