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.
