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Buried Bones (Sarah Booth Delaney, #2)
by Carolyn Haines (Goodreads Author)
by Carolyn Haines (Goodreads Author)
Sarah… has her hands full again when she becomes involved in a Lawrence’s , a famous writer, intrigue… He recently returned from Paris (after 20 years away) and is all set to publish a ‘tell all’ book with Daddy’s Girl Brianna Layton – aging model… he has a party at his home where he has invited Sarah and a handful of his old friends – and he seems to know secrets about all of them, and they’re not happy.
Harold is back, making friendly noises (invites her to his home for Christmas dinner – kisses, but that’s all), but then seems to defect in favor of Brianna. He makes a gift to her of Sweetie Pie, the runt of a litter in the previous book, … Sweetie is a 70 pound hound… and in heat throughout most of the story… and she’s ‘nesting’ under the porch, gathering coats & shoes & such…
Jitty is fun – her ghostly friendship and Delaney family advice seem to reflect Sarah’s conscience… this book she is stuck in the 50’s… starting with a Donna Reedish sort of prim & proper, and then to Lucy Ricardoish fun & partner with husband… but underlying it all, emphasizing that it’s time for a husband & children…
And Tinkie volunteers to be Sarah's assistant... and she does all right... and even has an unexpected rekindling of passion with her husband... and comes with the calvary to rescue both Sweetie & Sarah...
So… Lawrence is killed… 1st by a dosage of Coumadin over a long period, and then a cut on his hand that led him to bleed to death… and the manuscript is missing… lots of secrets are unveiled, the worst being that Brianna is actually Harold’s aunt’s daughter – who was having an affair with Layton, who took her daughter and forced his wife to pretend it was hers and then he killed Harold’s aunt…
For awhile it looks like Harold may have been the murderer, which Sarah just couldn’t believe… but he wasn’t… he was just trying to fulfill Lawrence’s last wishes, which included helping his cousin Brianna.
And the story ends as the new year is ringing in, and she is in the arms of Hamilton – who found Paris too tame without Sarah…
Where will this lead? Is it too late for Harold? Hmmmm …
Harold is back, making friendly noises (invites her to his home for Christmas dinner – kisses, but that’s all), but then seems to defect in favor of Brianna. He makes a gift to her of Sweetie Pie, the runt of a litter in the previous book, … Sweetie is a 70 pound hound… and in heat throughout most of the story… and she’s ‘nesting’ under the porch, gathering coats & shoes & such…
Jitty is fun – her ghostly friendship and Delaney family advice seem to reflect Sarah’s conscience… this book she is stuck in the 50’s… starting with a Donna Reedish sort of prim & proper, and then to Lucy Ricardoish fun & partner with husband… but underlying it all, emphasizing that it’s time for a husband & children…
And Tinkie volunteers to be Sarah's assistant... and she does all right... and even has an unexpected rekindling of passion with her husband... and comes with the calvary to rescue both Sweetie & Sarah...
So… Lawrence is killed… 1st by a dosage of Coumadin over a long period, and then a cut on his hand that led him to bleed to death… and the manuscript is missing… lots of secrets are unveiled, the worst being that Brianna is actually Harold’s aunt’s daughter – who was having an affair with Layton, who took her daughter and forced his wife to pretend it was hers and then he killed Harold’s aunt…
For awhile it looks like Harold may have been the murderer, which Sarah just couldn’t believe… but he wasn’t… he was just trying to fulfill Lawrence’s last wishes, which included helping his cousin Brianna.
And the story ends as the new year is ringing in, and she is in the arms of Hamilton – who found Paris too tame without Sarah…
Where will this lead? Is it too late for Harold? Hmmmm …
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