MYSTERY
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Cotton Boll Weevil
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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From Merrimon Book Reviews
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Greedy Bones
by Carolyn Haines
Madcap Southern mystery
Southern belle Sarah Booth Delaney returns home to
Zinnia, Mississippi when her friend Tinkie Richmond's husband becomes
sick with a mysterious illness. The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention has no clue about cause or a cure for the
illness. Meanwhile a plague of boll weevils threatens to destroy
the entire Sunflower County cotton crop. Is the illness a virus
or some kind of odd bacteria? If the disease has the medical
community stumped, how will Sarah Booth Delaney of all people figure it
out and can she follow the clues fast enough to help? With the
whole town in an uproar, can she figure out the motive behind the
strange happenings in Zinnia?
Ninth in the Sarah Booth Delaney series, GREEDY BONES returns to
Zinnia, Mississippi for another zany, madcap mystery. Sarah Booth
Delaney may be a Southern belle, but she is not exactly the belle of
our grandmother's generation! Sarah Both Delaney has a delighttful mix
of Southern charm and spunky, contemporary sass about her that adds
non-stop humor to this hilarious mystery. GREEDY BONES has a
delighful cast of characters from the ghost Jitty and her friend Tinkie
to the doctor and handsome sheriff. Fast-paced and humorous from
start to finish, GREEDY BONES is one fun frolic! If you are not a
particular fan of medical thrillers, do not let the book description
blurb dissuade you from jumping into this mystery! GREEDY BONES
will delight even the most squeamish with its focus on character, zany
adventure and hunt for clues rather than frightening medical
descriptions. GREEDY BONES inspires laugh after
laugh with just the right amount of tenderness and emotion stirred in
the mix. Whether you be a Southerner, misplaced Southern or just
friends with one, Sarah Booth Delaney will steal your heart.
Newcomers to the Sarah Booth Delaney series might be at a slight
disadvantage initially in the first pages as familiar characters are
introduced but as the mystery proceeds, one can't help but find a soft
spot for each and every character whether they are familiar or new to a
reader. On the other hand, Carolyn Haines does not bog the
pace with rehashings of previous books which can be tedious for new and
series readers alike. Light-hearted and lively with a twist of
Southern chic, GREEDY BONES is entertining from start to finish!
Publisher: Minotaur Books (July 7, 2009)
A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery
Author
website
Other Sarah Booth Delaney Mysteries: Them Bones, Buried Bones,
Splintered Bones, Crossed Bones, Hallowed Bones, Bones to Pick, Ham
Bones, Wish Bones
Reviewed by Merrimon,
Merrimon Book Reviews
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