Doggone Bones: A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery [Hardcover]

The next novel in the series thatKirkus Reviewscharacterizes as Stephanie Plum meetsthe Ya-Ya Sisterhood featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney.

After a dog belonging to local pet activist Tilly Lawson is snatched right out of her backyard in Sunflower County, MS, Sarah Booth and the Delaney Detective Agency are up to their ears in concerned pet owners. Could Tilly's work liberating abused animals have come back to bite her, or was this a random act of dognapping?

Delaney Detective Agency has their work cut out for them, especially as a troublesome online pet detective agency tries nosing their way into the investigation. But as Sarah Booth and Tinkie start to sink their teeth into the mystery, they discover there's much more at play than they thought: neighborhood rivalries, questionable dog breeders, and an illegal dogfighting operation.

As their digging churns up dangerous attentionand with their own beloved dogs, Sweetie Pie and Chablis, possibly next in line to be dognappedSarah Booth and Tinkie are in a race against time to track down the thieves and return the missing pets home.

CAROLYN HAINES is the author of the Sarah Booth Delaney Mysteries. She is the recipient of both the Harper Lee Distinguished Writing Award and the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence. Born and raised in Mississippi, she now lives in Semmes, Alabama on a farm with more dogs, cats, and horses than she can possibly keep track of.

Pet lovers will root for the detectives as they fight for animal rights while solving a series of human crimes. Kirkus Reviews

Praise for the Sarah Booth Delaney mysteries

Charm-drenched....Fans will love catching up with their favorite detectives, who never forget that they are Southern ladies at heart. Publishers WeeklyonBones of Holly

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