{"id":25964,"date":"2020-07-24T07:14:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T11:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=25964"},"modified":"2022-10-12T14:19:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T14:19:03","slug":"review-devils-bones-by-carolyn-haines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/24\/review-devils-bones-by-carolyn-haines\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Devil&#8217;s Bones by Carolyn Haines"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-25964\" data-postid=\"25964\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-25964 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_nl5r450 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_81os104 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_0o8i158 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/the-devils-bones-carolyn-haines-scaled.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Devil&#8217;s Bones by Carolyn Haines\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Devil&#8217;s Bones by Carolyn Haines\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ft8f332 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0f2b14;\">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\u2019 trip to Lucedale, Mississippi to celebrate that spring has officially sprung, Sarah Booth can\u2019t resist. Plans include facials, food, and a trip to the incredible Garden of Bones\u2014a miniature Holy Land with recreations of all parts of the Middle East\u2014for their Sunrise Easter Services led by biblical scholar, gardener, and creator of the Gardens Daniel Reynolds.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #0f2b14;\">Unfortunately for Sarah Booth and the gang, someone doesn\u2019t seem appreciate this season of new life. Easter morning has just dawned when the trio find themselves at the Mount of Olives\u2014with a dead body at their feet.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #0f2b14;\">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\u2026<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_5vco070 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_coui830  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg?resize=146%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jul 21, 2020<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Sarah Booth Delaney<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>21<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Macmillan<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Minotaur Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $13.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Devil\u2019s Bones<\/strong> is the twenty-first book in <em><strong>Carolyn Haines<\/strong><\/em>\u2019 <em>Sarah Booth Delaney<\/em> series. You read that right, the 21<sup>st <\/sup>. This was my first book in this series and I was a bit shocked that there were so many before it. While this can be read as a standalone I could tell that there was a lot of background information on the characters that I was obviously missing. It did take me a few chapters just to get into the story since I was new to the series, but once I figured out who everyone was and how they all related to each other I was hooked.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a fun and light whodunit mystery set in the south. By the end of the book I already felt like I personally knew the characters and I will definitely be going back to the start of the series and reading these books. I love a good murder mystery series, especially ones with strong female leads.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book follows three quirky females: Sarah, Cece, and Tinkie. Sarah and Cece are visiting their pregnant friend Tinkie in Lucedale, Mississippi where Tinkie is treating them to a girls\u2019 weekend at an uber exclusive bed and breakfast. It is supposed to be a fun girls\u2019 weekend filled with your typical activities like going to the spa and eating good food, but because we are in the deep south one of the main attractions is the miniature Holy Land where all of Jerusalem is recreated \u2013 this is what Tinkie is most excited for. The friends attend the service at the church and are exploring the attraction when they stumble upon a dead body. Soon there are more and more dead bodies and a local pharmacist in jail. It seems as if the local police are not competent enough for this case and decides to take it on to help clear the pharmacist\u2019s name.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I really enjoyed reading this book, there were parts where I actually laughed out loud, the humor in the conversations and thoughts the character\u2019s have is really witty. It is also not easy to guess whom the culprit was, although at the end you will realize there were many subtle clues along the way that the author threw in. One minor thing I would have liked was a little bit of romance in the book, which was missing. Usually when I read cozy mysteries there is an underlying romance going on, maybe this was explored in the previous books. It is not a huge thing, but I like a bit of romance to cut through some of the gritty crime.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I recommend this book for those who want a classic southern whodunit.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Harshita<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_138h038 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZTR9Go\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-devils-bones\/id1487490699?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-devils-bones-carolyn-haines\/1132911649?ean=9781250257857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-devil-s-bones-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Carolyn_Haines_The_Devil_s_Bones?id=UVC9DwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Sarah Booth sees it, Easter weekend is a time to celebrate life in all its many forms. 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So when the newly-pregnant Tinkie invites her and Cece on a girls\u2019 trip to Lucedale, Mississippi to celebrate that spring has officially sprung, Sarah Booth can\u2019t resist. Plans include facials, food, and a trip to the incredible Garden of Bones\u2014a miniature Holy Land with recreations of all parts of the Middle East\u2014for their Sunrise Easter Services led by biblical scholar, gardener, and creator of the Gardens Daniel Reynolds.<br \/><br \/>Unfortunately for Sarah Booth and the gang, someone doesn\u2019t seem appreciate this season of new life. Easter morning has just dawned when the trio find themselves at the Mount of Olives\u2014with a dead body at their feet.<br \/><br \/>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\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jul 21, 2020<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Sarah Booth Delaney<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>21<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Macmillan<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Minotaur Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $13.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Devil\u2019s Bones<\/strong> is the twenty-first book in <em><strong>Carolyn Haines<\/strong><\/em>\u2019 <em>Sarah Booth Delaney<\/em> series. You read that right, the 21<sup>st <\/sup>. This was my first book in this series and I was a bit shocked that there were so many before it. While this can be read as a standalone I could tell that there was a lot of background information on the characters that I was obviously missing. It did take me a few chapters just to get into the story since I was new to the series, but once I figured out who everyone was and how they all related to each other I was hooked.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a fun and light whodunit mystery set in the south. By the end of the book I already felt like I personally knew the characters and I will definitely be going back to the start of the series and reading these books. I love a good murder mystery series, especially ones with strong female leads.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book follows three quirky females: Sarah, Cece, and Tinkie. Sarah and Cece are visiting their pregnant friend Tinkie in Lucedale, Mississippi where Tinkie is treating them to a girls\u2019 weekend at an uber exclusive bed and breakfast. It is supposed to be a fun girls\u2019 weekend filled with your typical activities like going to the spa and eating good food, but because we are in the deep south one of the main attractions is the miniature Holy Land where all of Jerusalem is recreated \u2013 this is what Tinkie is most excited for. The friends attend the service at the church and are exploring the attraction when they stumble upon a dead body. Soon there are more and more dead bodies and a local pharmacist in jail. It seems as if the local police are not competent enough for this case and decides to take it on to help clear the pharmacist\u2019s name.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I really enjoyed reading this book, there were parts where I actually laughed out loud, the humor in the conversations and thoughts the character\u2019s have is really witty. It is also not easy to guess whom the culprit was, although at the end you will realize there were many subtle clues along the way that the author threw in. One minor thing I would have liked was a little bit of romance in the book, which was missing. Usually when I read cozy mysteries there is an underlying romance going on, maybe this was explored in the previous books. It is not a huge thing, but I like a bit of romance to cut through some of the gritty crime.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I recommend this book for those who want a classic southern whodunit.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Harshita<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZTR9Go\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-devils-bones\/id1487490699?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-devils-bones-carolyn-haines\/1132911649?ean=9781250257857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-devil-s-bones-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Carolyn_Haines_The_Devil_s_Bones?id=UVC9DwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}