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mdlaclair's review against another edition
2.0
While this book is very similar to book one. it just did not grab ny like the first book did. overall it was a fine read.
sssnoo's review against another edition
3.0
Nice light mystery. I read 1 and 2 back to back. I am still deciding if I will continue as I am not strongly attached to the characters yet. This was Mississippi for my50 state challenge and I got a good peek at Mississippi Delta culture.
kloughlin's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: Rape, Miscarriage, Infertility, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Adult/minor relationship
amberlyswords's review against another edition
4.0
I surprised how much enjoyed, it was well paced. the writing style was fine. The cover of book was ugly and the plot was bit shallow. The characters were okay but they needed be flash out more. Then some things in the story at it hasn't aged well. I liked the relationship both Sarah and Jitty also the cover of book was okay.
plantbirdwoman's review against another edition
2.0
Seventy-six-year-old Lawrence Ambrose, a chip off the Truman Capote block, was once a celebrated name in the Southern literary world. But his heyday is long gone and he is mostly forgotten and ignored. All that may change though when his "biography" - actually an autobiography - comes out. He is writing the book but an ex super-star model's name will appear as the author and the word is out that the book will blow the lid off of several well-kept secrets of Ambrose's friends and running mates.
As the year draws to a close, Ambrose invites all his friends and acquaintances, including one Sarah Booth Delaney, to a holiday dinner party where the tension among the guests is thick enough to be sliced by a knife. As it turns out though, it is the host who gets sliced. Sarah Booth finds him stone cold dead in a pool of blood the morning after the party. Moreover, it seems that the much-dreaded manuscript for Ambrose's tell-all book is missing.
Soon, the woman who had loved Lawrence Ambrose for many years hires Sarah Booth to find out what happened. Specifically, she hires her to prove that the bitchy ex-model killed him.
As Sarah Booth begins her snooping - er, investigation of the case, she finds that many of the people who might have had answers to the questions that keep popping up are dead and, mostly, have been dead for many years. Will she ever be able to solve the mystery(ies), find the manuscript, and, most importantly, will she be able to earn her way as a private investigator in the little Delta town of Zinnia, Mississippi?
Meanwhile, as Sarah Booth is pursuing her lines of inquiry, Jitty, the antebellum ghost with whom she shares her family home, Dahlia House, is pursuing her single-minded obsession of getting Sarah Booth safely married and impregnated so that the Delaney bloodline is secure. Unfortunately, her task looks even more hopeless than that of Sarah Booth becoming a competent and successful PI.
This series is a bit of a light-hearted romp and it is fun to read, but I am one of those readers who can be distracted and irritated by little things. Things like rechristening the home of William Faulkner as Rowan Oaks. It's Rowan Oak, singular. And then there's Sarah Booth's hound which figures prominently in this story. The dog is repeatedly described as a red tic hound. I kept imagining a big red dog with a nervous twitch. There are Red Tick(or Redtick) hounds and Blue Tick (or Bluetick) hounds, but, as far as I know, there are no red tic hounds. An editing problem maybe, but an annoying one.
As the year draws to a close, Ambrose invites all his friends and acquaintances, including one Sarah Booth Delaney, to a holiday dinner party where the tension among the guests is thick enough to be sliced by a knife. As it turns out though, it is the host who gets sliced. Sarah Booth finds him stone cold dead in a pool of blood the morning after the party. Moreover, it seems that the much-dreaded manuscript for Ambrose's tell-all book is missing.
Soon, the woman who had loved Lawrence Ambrose for many years hires Sarah Booth to find out what happened. Specifically, she hires her to prove that the bitchy ex-model killed him.
As Sarah Booth begins her snooping - er, investigation of the case, she finds that many of the people who might have had answers to the questions that keep popping up are dead and, mostly, have been dead for many years. Will she ever be able to solve the mystery(ies), find the manuscript, and, most importantly, will she be able to earn her way as a private investigator in the little Delta town of Zinnia, Mississippi?
Meanwhile, as Sarah Booth is pursuing her lines of inquiry, Jitty, the antebellum ghost with whom she shares her family home, Dahlia House, is pursuing her single-minded obsession of getting Sarah Booth safely married and impregnated so that the Delaney bloodline is secure. Unfortunately, her task looks even more hopeless than that of Sarah Booth becoming a competent and successful PI.
This series is a bit of a light-hearted romp and it is fun to read, but I am one of those readers who can be distracted and irritated by little things. Things like rechristening the home of William Faulkner as Rowan Oaks. It's Rowan Oak, singular. And then there's Sarah Booth's hound which figures prominently in this story. The dog is repeatedly described as a red tic hound. I kept imagining a big red dog with a nervous twitch. There are Red Tick(or Redtick) hounds and Blue Tick (or Bluetick) hounds, but, as far as I know, there are no red tic hounds. An editing problem maybe, but an annoying one.
rlbasley's review against another edition
4.0
Buried Bones (book 2 in the Sara Booth Serie). (Rb digital Library audiobook loan). Sara Booth (our Southern novice detective) continues her adventure this time horde to solve the murder of a local author. Kloning her this time around is her new “Assistant” fellow Daddys Girl Tinkie and Saras new oversexed hound Sweetie Pie. She gets to work hunting for clues while also taking pictures for the local paper. The book definitely has slot of funny moments and a more original mystery. Still interested. Started to listen to book 3 or the series
april_reads's review against another edition
Might come back and try again. Maybe I wasn't in the right headspace, but I just didn't care, didn't want to pick up the book to find out what happened next. I did enjoy the first in the series.
booksuperpower's review against another edition
4.0
Buried Bones by Carolyn Haines is a Bantam Books publication.
This second installment in the Sarah Booth Delaney mystery series has Sarah investigating the death of a reclusive author, who recently decided to write a tell-all book, revealing long buried secrets. Naturally, this manuscript has made a few people mighty nervous, including a few of Sarah’s friends. Could one of them be a murderer?
I enjoyed this book just as much as I did the first one. I laughed out loud as Sarah Booth joined the ranks of pet parenthood, which is always an adventure. Sweetie Pie is adorable and was a nice compliment to the story.
I loved the atmosphere, again, with deep southern roots and unspoken rules that go along with that. The plot here is a bit more complex than it was in the first book with quite a bit of interesting history, all of which was truly absorbing. The pacing as perhaps a bit slower, but in this case. I think it necessary, since rushing through the drama wouldn’t have given it the levity it deserved.
Jitty, of course, was back, as saucy as ever, but with a much more conservative message that keeps Sarah Booth frustrated and annoyed. I can’t wait to see which decade Jitty decides to embrace next!!
Overall, this second book solidified the series even more in my mind and heart. I will have to really restrain myself from going on a binge read with this series. I have too many other series I need to check up on first, but I have a feeling this one will become one of my favorites.
4 stars
This second installment in the Sarah Booth Delaney mystery series has Sarah investigating the death of a reclusive author, who recently decided to write a tell-all book, revealing long buried secrets. Naturally, this manuscript has made a few people mighty nervous, including a few of Sarah’s friends. Could one of them be a murderer?
I enjoyed this book just as much as I did the first one. I laughed out loud as Sarah Booth joined the ranks of pet parenthood, which is always an adventure. Sweetie Pie is adorable and was a nice compliment to the story.
I loved the atmosphere, again, with deep southern roots and unspoken rules that go along with that. The plot here is a bit more complex than it was in the first book with quite a bit of interesting history, all of which was truly absorbing. The pacing as perhaps a bit slower, but in this case. I think it necessary, since rushing through the drama wouldn’t have given it the levity it deserved.
Jitty, of course, was back, as saucy as ever, but with a much more conservative message that keeps Sarah Booth frustrated and annoyed. I can’t wait to see which decade Jitty decides to embrace next!!
Overall, this second book solidified the series even more in my mind and heart. I will have to really restrain myself from going on a binge read with this series. I have too many other series I need to check up on first, but I have a feeling this one will become one of my favorites.
4 stars