Carolyn Haines's Tell-Tale Bones marks the next novel in the series
that Kirkus Reviews characterizes as "Stephanie Plum meets the
Ya-Ya Sisterhood" featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah
Booth Delaney.
Private Investigator Sarah Booth Delaney and her partner Tinkie are in
Sheriff Coleman Peters's office, consulting Coleman about cold cases,
when Elisa Redd storms in with a case of her own. She wants Coleman to
reopen the investigation of her missing daughter, Lydia Redd Maxell, the
heiress to a large fortune who disappeared along with her friend Bethany
nearly seven years ago. Lydia and Bethany were rumored to be working as
human rights organizers abroad, but Elisa suspects Lydia's problems
might have stemmed closer to home. Now Lydia's husband, Tope, is set to
inherit the fortune, and Elisa believes he's behind the disappearance.
Sarah Booth and Tinkie soon connect the case to a series of mysterious
disappearances over the years, as well as to a perplexing recurring
dream. With another woman's life at stake, the friends follow an
increasingly twisty trail all over Sunflower County, leading them to a
tree and an empty grave in the county cemetery. A grave that's said to
be haunted...