Fountaindale Public Library

Bones of Holly, Carolyn Haines

eng

no index present

novels

Bones of Holly

1319082825

Carolyn Haines

A Sarah Booth Delaney mystery, 25

Private Investigator Sarah Booth Delaney and her partner, Tinkie, are in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, for Christmas this year, as guest judges for an annual tree decorating contest. The other two judges are writers Sandra O'Day and Janet Malone. They're bestselling Mississippi authors and bitter competitors. In fact, the feud between them is the stuff of legends. For years, they've brawled, their sales skyrocketing with each catfight. Sandra's most recent true crime book documents the 1920s rum-running era of Al Capone, who built a mansion in Bay St. Louis and a distribution network for his liquor. Janet's book, scheduled to be published in January, is a fictional account of the same material - which only heightens their rivalry. Sarah Booth and Tinkie are shopping with Tinkie's baby, Maylin, when they see Sandra and Janet outside a bookstore, fur flying. When Sandra vanishes from her own gala later that night, suspicion turns to Janet, who accuses Sandra of attempting to manipulate the media by a fake disappearance. But is it a stunt, or is something more sinister at play? Sarah Booth and Tinkie will have to dive deep into the history of Bay St. Louis - and even Al Capone himself - to get to the bottom of this case. But the trail in fact leads them back to several prominent families still residing in the area. Families who may not want their secrets known

adult