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Highlights
- It's time for Sarah Booth to pack up her hound dog and her P.I. business and take a shot at stardom!
- About the Author: Carolyn Haines is the author of the Sarah Booth Delaney Mysteries, including "Greedy Bones," "Bone Appetit," and "Bones of a Feather.
- 316 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
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About the Book
It's time for Sarah Booth to pack up her hound dog and her P.I. business and take a shot at stardom. Sarah heads west to Hollywood, and soon lands a part in a steamy film--and an even hotter mystery.Book Synopsis
It's time for Sarah Booth to pack up her hound dog and her P.I. business and take a shot at stardom! Soon she aces the screen test for a racy remake of the movie "Body Heat" alongside leading man Graf Miliau. The chemistry between them is undeniable and why not? Graf has already starred in one of Sarah's previous affairs and is well on his way to landing a big part in the sequel.
Thrilled as Sarah is to be in Hollywood, her dream-come-true comes at a price. She has to leave behind her family's ancestral home in Mississippi, her closest friends, and the possibility of settling down with her longtime love to film on location in Costa Rica. It's not long before rivalries flare, unexplained accidents occur, and this leading lady mysteriously finds herself in some steamy tabloids without turning up in a single frame of film."
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"Carolyn Haines's delightful Southern series heads out West when Sarah Booth Delaney lands a lead in a sultry Hollywood film and an even hotter mystery."
It's time for Sarah Booth to pack up her hound dog and her P.I. business and take a shot at stardom! Soon she aces the screen test for a racy remake of the movie "Body Heat" alongside leading man Graf Miliau. The chemistry between them is undeniable and why not? Graf has already starred in one of Sarah's previous affairs and is well on his way to landing a big part in the sequel.
"Light, breezy, and just plain fun. Call Haines the queen of cozies." "Providence"" Journal-Bulletin"
Thrilled as Sarah is to be in Hollywood, her dream-come-true comes at a price. She has to leave behind her family's ancestral home in Mississippi, her closest friends, and the possibility of settling down with her longtime love to film on location in Costa Rica. It's not long before rivalries flare, unexplained accidents occur, and this leading lady mysteriously finds herself in some steamy tabloids without turning up in a single frame of film.
"Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood! Non-Southerners will find the madcap adventure an informative peek into an alien culture." "Kirkus Reviews""
Review Quotes
Funny, ingenious...and delightful. "Dallas Morning News"
Light, breezy, and just plain fun. Call Haines the queen of cozies. "Providence Journal-Bulletin"
Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood! Non-Southerners will find the madcap adventure an informative peek into an alien culture. "Kirkus Reviews""
“Funny, ingenious...and delightful.”—"Dallas"" Morning News"
“Light, breezy, and just plain fun. Call Haines the queen of cozies.”—"Providence"" Journal-Bulletin"
“Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood! Non-Southerners will find the madcap adventure an informative peek into an alien culture.”—"Kirkus Reviews"
"Funny, ingenious...and delightful."--"Dallas"" Morning News"
"Light, breezy, and just plain fun. Call Haines the queen of cozies."--"Providence"" Journal-Bulletin"
"Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood! Non-Southerners will find the madcap adventure an informative peek into an alien culture."--"Kirkus Reviews"
Praise for Carolyn Haines
"Outrageous . . . the humorous romp through the pages is well worth taking."
---"Publishers Weekly" on "Ham Bones
""Ever-amusing . . . Fans of Nancy Atherton's Aunt Dimity novels will enjoy the ghostly presence in this charming Southern cozy."
---"Booklist" on "Ham Bones
""Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood! Non-Southerners will find the madcap adventure an informative peek into an alien culture."
---"Kirkus Reviews" on "Bones to Pick
""Amour and a murder make this Mississippi Delta whodunit from Haines sure to please. . . . When the dots are connected, the conclusion is both clever and impressive."
---"Publishers Weekly" on "Hallowed Bones
""Funny, ingenious . . . and delightful."
---"The Dallas Morning News" on "Splintered Bones"
About the Author
Carolyn Haines is the author of the Sarah Booth Delaney Mysteries, including "Greedy Bones," "Bone Appetit," and "Bones of a Feather." She is the recipient of both the Harper Lee Distinguished Writing Award and the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence. Before writing fiction, she worked for several years as a journalist, and first visited the Delta, the setting for her mysteries, to do a newspaper story on Parchman State Prison. Born and raised in Mississippi, she now lives in Alabama on a farm with more dogs, cats, and horses than she can possibly keep track of.