The Devil's Bones by Carolyn Haines

The Devil's Bones by Carolyn Haines

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.

Carolyn Haines is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sarah Booth Delaney mystery series, as well as a variety of other mystery and crime novels, such as the Pluto's Snitch paranormal-historical mystery series and the Familiar Legacy romantic suspense series featuring Trouble the black cat detective. The Harper Lee Prize for Outstanding Writing, the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence, and the Mississippi Writers Guild Lifetime Achievement Award have all been bestowed upon her. She lives on a farm with rescue cats, dogs, and horses and has worked as a journalist, bartender, photographer, farmhand, and college professor.