The latest novel in the series that Kirkus Reviews characterizes as “Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood” featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney. Delaney Detective Agency gets a taste of the spotlight when they are called to a case on a movie set in Greenville, MS, right on the Mississippi River. Marlon Brandon, heir to a wealthy and influential political family, has brought a film crew to town to film a drama about the 1927 flood that submerged a great deal of Greenville. Marlon wants the world to know the story of the flood—and the heroic role the Brandon ancestors played in rescuing dozens of local residents from drowning. Or at least that was the plan until he disappeared. If this weren't concerning enough, the situation appears even more dire when a severed foot is discovered in the Mississippi River, and clues indicate that Marlon may have fallen victim to a freak bull shark attack. But as rumors swirl around the Delta about Marlon's motives for making the film, Sarah Booth and Tinkie have to wonder whether a shark is to blame, or an equally ferocious human offender. The show must go on, and Sarah Booth and her crew will have to investigate all manner of creatures, over land and sea, in order to solve the mystery and save the day.
Carolyn Haines Reihenfolge der Bücher
Carolyn Haines ist eine gefeierte Romanautorin, die für ihre fesselnde Erzählweise und die Schaffung unvergesslicher Charaktere bekannt ist. Ihre Erzählungen befassen sich mit komplexen Beziehungen und moralischen Zwickmühlen, oft getaucht in die reiche Atmosphäre des amerikanischen Südens. Haines verwendet einen unverwechselbaren literarischen Stil, der bildhafte Sprache und scharfe psychologische Einblicke nutzt, um die Leser in spannungsgeladene Handlungen voller Geheimnisse und Intrigen zu ziehen. Ihre Fähigkeit, packende Spannung mit tiefem emotionalen Ausdruck zu verbinden, festigt ihren Ruf als führende Stimme ihres Genres.






- 2024
- 2023
Tell-Tale Bones: A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery
- 352 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
Carolyn Haines's Tell-Tale Bones marks the next novel in the series that Kirkus Reviews characterizes as “Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood” featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney. Private Investigator Sarah Booth Delaney and her partner Tinkie are in Sheriff Coleman Peters's office, asking Coleman about cold cases, when Elisa Redd storms in with a case her own. She wants Coleman to reopen the investigation of her missing daughter, Lydia Redd Maxell, the heiress to a large fortune who disappeared along with her friend Bethany 10 years ago, while the two of them were working as human rights organizers. Now Lydia’s husband, Tope, is set to inherit the fortune, and Elisa suspects he’s behind the disappearance. Armed with a pile of mysterious notes mailed to Elisa over the years, Sarah Booth and Tinkie follow an increasingly twisty trail all over Sunflower County, leading them to a tree and an empty grave in the county cemetery. A grave that’s said to be haunted...
- 2022
Bones of Holly: A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery
- 500 Seiten
- 18 Lesestunden
Sarah Booth and Tinkie, along with baby Maylin, are in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, for Christmas this year, as judges for the annual library tree-decorating contest.
- 2022
Judas Burning
- 372 Seiten
- 14 Lesestunden
The concluding story of The Jexville Chronicles follows Dixon Sinclair as she returns to her hometown to manage the local newspaper and confront her father's murder. Settling into her ancestral McVay house, she investigates the mysterious disappearances of two teenage girls, whose grim fates suggest a deeper, sinister ritual linked to local traditions. As tensions rise, Dixon must navigate her distrust of Sheriff J.D. Horton while uncovering the truth behind the town's dark secrets, all while preventing a potential lynching of an innocent suspect.
- 2022
Lady of Bones: A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery
- 368 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
People of Eternity are known to have far-reaching connections which Frankie worries may reach as high as law enforcement. Refusing to contact the authorities, she turns to Delaney Detective Agency as her only hope.
- 2021
The Devil's Bones: A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery
- 500 Seiten
- 18 Lesestunden
As Sarah Booth sees it, Easter weekend is a time to celebrate life in all its many forms. So when the newly pregnant Tinkie invites her and Cece on a girls' trip to Lucedale, Mississippi, to celebrate that spring has officially sprung, Sarah Booth can't resist. Plans include facials, food, and a trip to the incredible Garden of Bones — a miniature Holy Land with recreations of all parts of the Middle East — for their Sunrise Easter Services led by biblical scholar, gardener, and creator of the Gardens Daniel Reynolds.
- 2021
A Garland of Bones: A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery
- 352 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
Spunky southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney tackles a string of strange accidents while celebrating the holiday season in Carolyn Haines's cozy A Garland of Bones Sarah Booth has traded in hosting this Christmas season for a road trip with her besties. Each little Delta town has a special Christmas activity, and Sarah Booth’s bff and detective partner, Tinkie, has arranged to rent a limo for the gang and drive to Columbus, MS, to stay in a B&B. Visions of Christmas shopping, parade floats, and romantic rendezvous are already dancing in their heads. But Christmas cheer soon turns to Christmas fear when, at one event after another, people keep getting hurt. Christmas karaoke gets ugly when one singer’s microphone gives her an electric shock. A party during a historic home tour ends with a fall down the stairs for one of Columbus’s most disreputable “players.” And when the woman who hires Sarah Booth to find the villain behind the so-called accidents is nearly killed with an arrow during a holiday mumming, Sarah Booth knows something more sinister is at work. The Christmas bells are ringing hauntingly in Columbus this year, and Sarah Booth and Tinkie—with a little help from hunky Sheriff Coleman Peters, of course—are determined to catch the wrong-doers and ensure they receive nothing but coal in their stockings.
- 2021
Independent Bones: A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery
- 368 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
In this latest installment featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney, controversy erupts when Dr. Alala Diakos, a visiting professor of Greek literature, arrives at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi. With her fervent feminist ideals, she quickly garners both admiration and ire. During a speech aimed at rallying women for equal pay, tensions rise as men heckle her. When Sarah Booth discovers a sniper rifle hidden in the bushes, she fears that the conflict may escalate beyond mere words. Although Sheriff Coleman Peters offers police protection, Alala dismisses his help, claiming she has no need for the law or men. The situation takes a dark turn when a notorious domestic abuser is found dead, and Alala becomes a prime suspect after boasting about taking him down. As connections emerge between Alala and two similar past deaths, Sarah Booth grapples with her belief in Alala's innocence. When Alala seeks Sarah Booth's help to uncover the real killer, the investigation leads Sarah Booth across the Delta. However, as she delves deeper, she can't shake the feeling that the true murderer may have been closer than she ever imagined.
- 2020
Game of Bones
- 400 Seiten
- 14 Lesestunden
The next charming mystery from Carolyn Haines is Game of Bones, featuring spunky southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney. Will her latest case leave Sarah barking at the moon? When a ritually murdered corpse is discovered at a Native American temple site smack in the middle of Sunflower County, Mississippi, the archeology crew on the dig is immediately under suspicion—with particular focus on its easy-on-the-eyes, charismatic leader, Dr. Frank Hafner. So when Sheriff Coleman Peters closes in on him, Hafner hires the Delaney Detective Agency to clear his name. “Appealing...distinctive...atmospheric...Fans and newcomers alike will be satisfied.” —Publishers Weekly Rumors swirl around the Mound Salla burial mound, where more dead bodies are turning up. Sarah Booth and her partner, Tinkie, have too many likely suspects to whittle down the list. It’s a race against time once Sarah Booth’s resident ghost, Jitty—in the guise of various Native American warrior women—points to the waxing of the coming Crow Moon as the time of maximum danger. As history and mystery cloak the site, Sarah Booth isn’t sure what to believe, or whom. Can she dig up the truth before she herself ends up six feet under? “A dark mystery, effectively framed by its well-drawn Mississippi Delta setting.”—Booklist
- 2013
Bonefire of the Vanities
- 368 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
BONEFIRE OF THE VANITIES Carolyn Haines A porn-star-turned-psychic has made a business of reuniting grieving relatives with their dearly departed and it's up to detective Sarah Booth to find out… why? Her claim to beyond-the-grave fame aside, there's something suspicious about medium Sherry Westin, since all of her clients happen to be Southern billionaires. Is she preying on the emotionally vulnerable for profit? Or is something far more sinister in store? Take Marjorie Littlefield. Sarah Booth is convinced that Sherry is scheming to steal away Marjorie's fortune from her sole heir: a cat. Soon Sarah Booth is on the case, posing as a maid at Marjorie's estate. Between chores, she searches for clues of psychic manipulation, mingles with the other staff, and, lo and behold, finds a few dead bodies. With spooks and charlatans around every corner, which guest or staff member might be the killer? Even Jitty, Sarah Booth's personal haint, won't tell until Sarah Booth has uncovered all of Sherry's well-kept secrets. Before it's too late…

