Thursday, June 27, 2013

Smarty Bones

Author: Carolyn Haines
Stars: 4
Review by: Saraswati

The latest book in this series takes off with our main character and her fiance finding some quiet time after the last adventure.  This does not last long.   The author loosely bases this story on a Mississippi legend regarding a "Lady in Red" that was accidentally disinterred and then reinterred at a local cemetery.  I looked up the method described in the book about using cast iron, a glass top and alcohol and it appears to have been the way of things back in the day.  In this story, the legend comes back to those in the story.  There is a lot of family tree digging, hidden facts, lies, etc.  It gets a little dark for a cozy type series, but that adds to this book's unique character.  

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