Bones to Pick

by Carolyn Haines

Book Overview

Wickedly witty and full of more dirt than a debutante's diary, the mysteries of Carolyn Haines bring the southern Delta to roaring, rollicking life. . . Intrepid P.I. Sarah Booth Delaney has been... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0758210906
• ISBN13: 9780758210906
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

BONES TO PICK

I LOVE TO READ CAROLYN HAINES BOOKS.....I JUST HAPPENED UP ON ONE BY ACCIDENT, SINCE I AM FROM MISSISSIPPI, I LOVE TO READ BOOKS BY MISSISSIPPI AUTHORS.....LOVED THIS BOOK, MY DAUGHTER LOVES THEM TOO

Pleasing Pick

Haines did not fail in her continuing series of the southern belle detectives. I can't wait till the next one.

Daddy's Girls Rule Delta!

Sarah Booth Delaney's mama "raised her right," but she also taught her to think for herself. It's hard for Sarah Booth to conform to Southern Belle standards, but when a finishing school graduate is horribly murdered (Quentin McGee had just launched a scandalous tell-all book before her death), Sarah Booth has to resort to conservative clothing and panty hose. Sunflower County (Mississippi) Sheriff Coleman Peters is on leave, the acting sheriff arrests Quentin's lesbian lover for murder, and the suspect's brother hires Sarah Booth to prove her innocence. This is one of the Delta Darling's most dangerous cases, but, in my humble opinion, one of her most rewarding. Sarah Booth is my kind of gal!

charming crime caper

After her failure to attain her dream of becoming an actress, Sarah Booth Delaney returned to her hometown of Zinnia, Mississippi to try and save her childhood home Dahlia House. She succeeds after stealing her future partner's dog and collecting the fee. Now the business is doing will and the business is gaining recognition and rich clients. Except for her love life, Sara Booth's life is perfect even if the household haunt Jitty, a servant of a former Delaney occupant, nags her to get married and have children. Her latest case is to find out who killed Quentin McGee, a writer who dished out the dirt on the rich and powerful in her tell-all book. The police have arrested Allison Tatum whose shoeprint were found at the murder scene and witnesses reported a lover's quarrel believe the victim and the suspect shortly before she died. The problem in this case is that there are so many other people who wanted Quentin dead because she laid bare their secrets for the whole world to know. As with every case involving Sarah Booth, she winds up in danger but this time her partner is also in the hands of a dangerous serial killer. Carolyn Haines is a writer that always delivers a charming crime caper that is a combination delightful and humorous regional mystery inside a foreboding southern gothic. Readers will enjoy this terrific tale whether they solve the case or not because BONES TO PICK is a beguiling tale. A fast paced plot, a creative storyline and excellent drawn characters make this cozy something out of the ordinary. Harriet Klausner