With Tinkie home with the baby, Coleman joins Sarah on an assignment that takes them to New Orleans. The woman they are looking for was investigating the disappearance of a young woman every year at Halloween, now she’s missing and Sarah and Coleman are on the case. Will they find the young woman alive, or will they get caught up in the Halloween and cult activities themselves?

I love this series! It’s fun, has a solid whodunit, and has a group of characters that make you feel like you’re spending time with friends. Each book is like a visit with old friends…who solve mysteries and sleuth. You can’t ask for a better series than this!

Ebook/Mystery: This is book is #24 in the Sarah Booth Delaney series. A few disclaimers: I got this book from Netgalley in return for an honest review. I have only read the first two SBD books along with several of the books later in the series. And finally, I do not know the author, but we are friends on FB and converse on occasion.
As for the book, I really liked this one. Sarah Booth is somewhat out of her element in New Orleans. The plot is a missing person with a trip to Louisiana. She takes along Coleman. I liked that she wasn't in her home with her crew and pets this time. The mystery is perplexing and I didn't figure out the murderer. Sarah Booth is playing with evidence again and keeping secrets.

A great addition to a wonderful series, Carolyn Haines never disappoints. A seasonal mystery set in New Orleans is just the thing to welcome fall.

I really liked this book, set in New Orleans around Halloween. Sarah Booth’s partner Tinkie had her baby, so Sarah Booth is handling this case with her sheriff boyfriend, Coleman. Two girls are missing, kidnapped by a cult looking for everlasting life. Can Sarah Booth find them before Halloween? That’s when the veil between the living and the dead is thinnest, and when a blood sacrifice will be required. It’s a fun read with quirky characters!
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed as in this review are completely my own.

It's Halloween and baby Maylin has made her debut. This is book 24 in the Sara Booth Delaney series and Sarah and her ghost, Jitty are hosting Tinkie's and Maylin's release from the hospital when a woman named Frankie knocks on the door asking for the PI team to find her daughter who is missing in New Orleans. Sara Booth remembers Frankie who was her mom's best friend and Sarah and her team decide to help. With a cult seeking eternal youth and human trafficking there is plenty of danger. With Jitty's help they do save the day. I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Apparently this is the 24th book of a series I have never read, by an author I have never read. Nonetheless. I enjoyed reading the book and I was not constantly wondering about the background story of the characters. It takes place mainly in New Orleans, LA during the lead up to Halloween. What better place to set a story for this holiday? There are various references to demons and ghouls, and certainly many of the famous voodoo people, including Marie Levaux. We learn of several of the parades and customs that are celebrated during this time, such as The Day Of The Dead. Tinkie has just had baby Maylin so Sarah Booth is mainly on her own when the agency is hired to find a missing girl, thought to be kidnapped by a cult. Thanks go to Net Galley and St. Martins Press for allowing me to read this book

I really loved this book. I'll admit, it has taken me a few books in this series to really get a feel for the characters and what kind of things make them up. However, some of that could be my fault due to jumping in towards the end of the series.

I have come to really understand, appreciate, and love Sarah Booth, Jitty, Tinkie, Coleman, CeCe, Millie, and the rest of the gang. I love how they are a cohesive group and that they all function to support one another. I personally have never had that in my life but that is one of the reasons I read. I feel that one of the very few ways that anyone ever gets complete understanding and acceptance is through books. And this is one of the groups that I find that I would like to visit with time and time again.

I envy them the fact that everyone has a place and knows what to do with it. I wish I knew what that was like. The author does a wonderful job of showing the characters in their best light and how they couldn't do what they do without each other. This book is no different, in fact, it may show this even more so because of what happens in the story.

I thought the premise of this story was really unique, it certainly had me guessing as to what was going on and I admit, I guessed wrong a lot of the times. I had no clue how the end was going to work out. I kept thinking the whole time that there is just no way there is going to have a happy ending to this one. The timeline is just too short.

However, thankfully, it was a happy ending. My heart stopped a few times then re started with a rush. I caught myself holding my breath and tentatively waiting for what was going to happen next.
The suspense had me clinging to my seat for dear life!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Now that I feel like finally I have gotten my feet wet in this series, I want to go back and start from the beginning. I most definitely recommend this book. I absolutely had a blast reading it.

Thanks to Net Galley, the publishers, and the author for allowing me the opportunity to read and review this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own and are completely honest.

This is absolutely one of my favorite cozy series, and I have read all the previous books in the series. This one is a little different in that while everyone is a Tinkie's house to see her new baby, a woman knocks at the door to see Sarah Booth because of the disappearance of her daughter, Christa, who is in New Orleans investigating the disappearance of young women around Halloween, and its connection to a cult. Sarah Booth accepts the case taking her to New Orleans with Coleman since Tinkie has just had her baby. Cults, witchcraft, and possible human sacrifice is all possible. This book is an interesting departure from previous ones in the series, but, as usual, the author tells a story that ends up involving all the Zinnia characters in the last few chapters of the book. I always look forward to the next book in the series and thank NetGalley and the publisher for granting my request to read and review this book.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, St. Martin’s Press and by #NetGalley. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

The 24th installment in this cozy mystery series. Fast paced, intense, suspenseful. It kept me on the edge of my seat it was so enjoyable.

A SARAH BOOTH DELANEY MYSTERY #24

We’re back in Mississippi with Sara Booth, Tinkie, and Jitty! It’s Halloween time and the entire gang is gathering to admire Tinkie’s new baby, Maylin, and do a bit of decorating too! But you know a good time here usually gets interrupted by a disaster.

This time it is Sara Booth’s mother’s dear friend, Frankie. Frankie is distraught and wants to hire the detectives to find her missing daughter in New Orleans. Christa is trying to when a journalism scholarship and is on to a hot story about cults. Soon after her roommate goes missing and two days later so does Christa.

So the team heads to New Orleans to find answers. Who is behind this mysterious cult that promises eternal life and youth? And what are they doing over in the Garden District talking about sacrificing women?

People of Eternity are wealthy and connected. Maybe even the police. But the ladies are determined and with the hunky detective on board, they try to stay alive long enough to find the missing girls and figure out who this mysterious Rhianna is.

It’s always a good time with Sara Booth and Jitty! That ghost kills me! Suspense, murder, and laughs make this a good read!

NetGalley/ St. Martin’s Press June 17, 2022

Princess Fuzzypants here: Sarah Booth Delaney is the PI you would want working your case. She is smart, brave, savvy and she has a great team to help her. She is hired by her late mother’s best friend to find her daughter who has disappeared in New Orleans. It seems the daughter, a fledgling journalists, got involved in something nefarious when her room=mate disappeared and she tried to find her. Now both women are missing and there are some very shady goings-on.

Thankfully, Sarah has some great back up because her partner, Twinkie, has just had a baby and cannot help Sarah run down her clues. And the deeper she gets involved, the darker the deeds seem. She is on the hunt for a pseudo religious cult that promises eternal youth to those who have the funds to pay for it. But the cost is not just in dollars. There are human lives at risk including the two girls she is seeking and Sarah and her friend Cee Cee as well.

Lots of atmosphere and good old fashioned mystery. Set in the Big Easy it takes us into the better known areas and some not so known back streets and swamps. It is a great ride from beginning to end. Five purrs and two paws up.

Lady of Bones is book #24 in the Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery series by Carolyn Haines.

Wow! This was an intense story. It had me on the edge of my seat. The author did a great job of describing the wonderful French Quarter, the food, and the music and then the serious concern that the daughter of her mother’s friend has been abducted by a cult. I felt Sarah Booth’s frustration trying to get information from people. Every time I thought I had it figured out, there was a twist.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the free copy of this book and I am voluntarily leaving a review.

Lady of Bones by Carolyn Haines brings the reader back in contact with Sarah Booth Delaney and her partner, Tinkie Bellcase Richmond. Tinkie was out of commission right now because she had given birth to the most perfect daughter just a few days ago. As they were celebrating a woman named Frankie rang the doorbell. Upon entering she declared herself to be an old friend of Sara Booth’s mother and that her daughter had disappeared and she needed Sarah Booth’s help to find her. Luckily it was Coleman’s week off so he gladly joined in the search, Frankie and Sarah Booth in Sarah Booth’s roadster and Coleman driving Frankie’s car, all to New Orleans. Frankie had already rented an apartment for them in the same complex where Christa lived and Frankie was staying. Christa’s roommate, Britta, had disappeared several days before Christa had. Christa was a reporter vying for a scholarship with this investigation and Britta was an artist, quite good, actually. There were plenty of places to look but they began with the women’s neighbors and friends, who didn’t really have much pertinent to the investigation, but plenty of background.

Sarah Booth is nothing if not intrepid, much to Coleman’s dismay. As a police officer, he tends to take things a little slower, not rushing in before it knew what he was going to find. He is here to help and as a police officer, he can get information from the local authorities that Sarah Booth has no access to. The investigation quickly heats up with multiple leads to a cult of people wanting to be immortal, or at least young-looking until they die. Coleman and Sarah Both are usually following separate lead, sometimes by plan, sometimes not. It is a frightening mystery since people were getting something they wanted desperately and had been warned about discretion. It did finally come together after Tinkie and baby, Maylin, came to town to help. Tinkie had those contacts among the wealthy, as she was one of them. Jitty was present even in New Orleans and scared the c**p out of Sarah Booth several times. Gotta love this group of friends. Good mystery. Happy to be back with Sarah Booth and friends!

I was invited to read a free e-ARC of Lady of Bones by Minotaur, through Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are mine. #netgalley #minotaur #carolynhaines #ladyofbones

Sarah Booth is thrilled when business partner and best friend Tinky has a baby daughter. However when her mother's best friend needs help finding her missing daughter, Sarah Booth know she needs backup in the form of Sheriff Coleman. Set in New Orleans this book sizzles with the vibe of this city and the dangers there

Once again, Sarah Booth has a mystery to solve. How will she find her missing friend? Her search turns into a dive into the world of cults and evil minds. This was both a fun read and a scary reminder that people can be soooo convincing. Enjoyed it!

Now that Tinkie has baby Maylin, Sarah Booth faces a missing daughter case without her partner. Fortunately, Coleman has time off from his job as Sheriff, and can go to New Orleans with Sarah Booth. Because without her partner, Sarah Booth would be in over her head. As it is, even with Coleman, the victim's mother, and help from Tinkie via phone, Sara Booth is scrambling to make sense of not one, but two missing girls and a cult of people who believe they can become immortal. New Orleans, the city of witchcraft, magic, and immortality?

This exciting addition to the long running series includes new characters, including a friend of Sarah Booth's mother, as well as other Zinnia friends, and Jitty. Set right before Halloween, the holiday plays a significant roll in the book from beginning to end. Even Jitty is affected by the holiday as she makes several unexpected and shocking appearances.

Fast action and detailed descriptions of the sometimes gorgeous and sometimes terrifying surroundings build to a crescendo that will surprise and delight readers. It truly is nearly impossible to stop reading until the last page! The tension and action had me racing to the end. Superb story telling and mystery, one of the best in the series!

I was offered the opportunity to read and review this book from St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books, through Netgalley. My rating and review are voluntary and completely my opinion, and I appreciate the opportunity to express them.

Love this series and 1 of my favorite authors. If you haven't read this book and series yet I suggest doing so. I couldn't put the book down. Happy reading

I don’t know what it is about the Sarah Booth Delaney series! There’s a magic to it that makes each entry a must read. After 24 books and counting perhaps the stories and characters would get old or tired but I end up just loving them more and more.

Carolyn Haines has done it again with Sarah Booth and her friends. It was so nice to see Tinkie and Oscar be parents, allowing Cece take on a larger role which was a nice change to the normal Sarah and Tinkie duo. It was also great to have Sarah and Coleman get to just be in a relationship and work together without letting the past weigh them down. The mystery was one of the most entertaining so far, plenty of twists and turns to enjoy. I truly can’t wait to read the next one, number 25! What will Sarah Booth do next?

Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books/St. Martin’s Press for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this book although parts of it felt slow. The characters are great. The story is interesting. #LadyofBones #NetGalley

Kindle Copy for Review from NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and Minotaur Books.

I received a free, advance copy of this book and this is my unbiased and voluntary review.

It is Halloween night and Sarah is about to server drinks. She is interrupted be a knock on the door by a distraught woman who journalist daughter has gone missing. Her daughter has been researching a string of disappearances of ladies around Halloween over a five year period. She fears her daughter has been taken by a cult.

She turns to Sarah to investigate since she does not trust the police as they might be comprise. Sarah will have work cut out as she puts herself in danger.

Enjoyable addition in the series that will surely entertain.