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    Bones of a Feather
    Bones of a Feather
    Bones of a Feather
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    Bones of a Feather

    Written by Carolyn Haines

    Narrated by Kate Forbes

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Winner of both the Harper Lee Award and the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence, Carolyn Haines has thrilled countless readers with her Sarah Booth Delaney mysteries. Here, Sarah investigates when two wealthy heiresses claim a four-million-dollar family necklace was stolen. All the evidence points to insurance fraud, but when Sarah starts poking into the family's dark secrets, one of the heiresses disappears.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJul 3, 2011
    ISBN9781461813552
    Bones of a Feather
    Author

    Carolyn Haines

    Carolyn Haines is the USA Today bestselling author of the Sarah Booth Delaney mystery series and a number of other books in mystery and crime, including the Pluto's Snitch paranormal-historical mystery series, and Trouble, the black cat detective romantic suspense books. She is the recipient of the Harper Lee Award for Distinguished Writing, the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence, and the Mississippi Writers Guild Lifetime Achievement Award. She is a former journalist, bartender, photographer, farmhand, and college professor and lives on a farm where she works with rescue cats, dogs, and horses.

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    • 3/5
      I'm reasonably new here, and this is the first book I received through the LibraryThing "Early Reviewer" program.Bones of a Feather is the newest addition to a series of mystery novels set in the South. It's part of the subgenre of amateur investigators, with the addition that the protagonist (Sarah Booth Delaney) has set up a formal detective agency with her friend, Tinkie. Many of the characters are traditional Southern Belles, with some riffs on class prejudice, riches, and entitlement. Sarah also has her own personal "haint," Jiffy, who seems to be an ancestor's ghost only she can see. Jiffy pops up several times during the story to deliver arcane pronouncements of danger (along with exhortations to produce an heir to the Delaney family), but that was the only part where supernatural elements really affected the story.Coming in to the middle of a series can always be difficult because many characters have "backstory" which must be explained. There were a few bumps in the narrative as I tried to figure out why someone had a special contact or ability, but generally I was able to muddle through.I thought the mystery itself was a bit contrived and unrealistic (based mostly on how well another character can act to fool Sarah and her friends), but the characterization was strong and enjoyable. A few passages made me laugh out loud, and it was enjoyable to see references to the "War of Northern Aggression." (That's not a common phrase to those of us on the West Coast!) There were some moments of serious tension near the end, and some pieces of romantic attraction.Overall, an enjoyable way to spend a few hours. I don't have a crushing desire to track down earlier books in this series (my reading stack is already too high!), but I may pick one or two up at the library or used-book store.
    • 1/5
      So disappointed! I started reading the book and realized it had a supernatural connections. I don't read that sort of thing and so I didn't read any further. There was no way of knowing this book had that from the description!
    • 4/5
      I read this book over the course of a week at work. I had to read this in bits and pieces during the slow periods. This book held my interest, and was fun to return too. The story of an insurance investigation that turns into a kidnapping case. Private investigators Sarah and her partner Tinkie make a good team. As characters, they were interesting.

      I did not like the way Sarah is always referred to as "Sarah Booth." It annoyed me and I wish they could have just called her Sarah. No one else is referred to by two names. Also, much time was spent with the characters saying "we need to call the police." But did they. No. Any sane person would have called them into the kidnapping case.

      For all the flaws, I still enjoyed reading this and would be interested in reading other books in this series.
    • 1/5
      Tinkie & Sarah Booth are P.I.s in a Southern Belle manner... They have both promised their respective companions that they would never endanger themselves again....

      Twins, Monica & Eleanor Levert hire Tinkie & Sarah Booth to investigate the theft of their family heirloom, a gaudy ruby necklace.... But it looks like a scam and the insurance company does not want to pay. Then one of the sisters goes missing & the other begins to receive ransom demands.....

      Instead of trusting their instincts, Tinkie & Sarah Booth become involved with the delivering of the ransom & collecting the kidnapped sister.

      Now both Tinkie & Sarah Booth know that Eleanor is LYING Through Her Pearly Whites...yet they continually go against their better judgment and play the fools, endangering both themselves, Oscar's (Tinkie's husband) banking reputation, and their dogs with each lie..... This is very Out of Character for each of them.....

      Now you all know, I rarely HATE a book.... But I do HATE this one....so much so, that I'm thinking that I will not be purchasing the next one for the Library.

      I am sick to my gills that all of a sudden Female Mystery Writers think that they have to have their female protagonists become STUPID and act out of character in order to write a good mystery! This is Exactly what Haines did in this book..... and I figured out mid-way through what was going on.

      Do NOT Waste your money nor time reading this book.....

    • 3/5
      I genuinely enjoy this series - one of my favourites. The mystery in this book was a good one with lots of tangles and twists. But I prefer the mysteries that take place in Zinnia with the usual cast of characters playing more prominent roles. And while I appreciate the dilemma Sarah Booth and Tinkie find themselves in with their significant others, I'd prefer it get sorted out so they can go forward without the guilt trips. :) Still a very engrossing novel and I'm looking forward to more from Ms. Haines and the cast of characters from Zinnia.
    • 4/5
      Sarah Booth and Twinkie are in it again. They need to learn to listen to their better instincts. Will the men stand for their uppitiness much longer?
    • 5/5
      Sarah Booth Delaney and her partner, Tinkie, have taken on an easy case. They will investigate and report on the apparent theft of a necklace stolen from the Levert sisters of Nachez. The insurance company is suspicious and the Levert family is notorious in Natchez. But nothing is simple about these twin sisters and Sarah Booth and Tinkie are soon involved in a kidnapping investigation. Soon they are in way over their heads and find themselves drowning a miasma of lies and deceptions.I love this series. Sarah Booth is resourceful and fun. You never know where she and Tinkie will end up. This book was just as good as all the others in the series. If you have not read any of these, start at the beginning. It is well worth it.
    • 3/5
      Bones of a Feather is part of a series of books by Carolyn Haines featuring private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney. It is the eleventh book in the series. As usual, I have not read any of the other books in the series. However, Haines writes the books so that a reader can pick up any one of them and not get lost. Bones of a Feather provides enough identifying information about the recurring characters and situations that I was able to follow along with little difficulty.I knew walking into this novel what it was - a mass market mystery story catering to women - and it delivered on every point. Much of it was silly - too many descriptions of outfits and how that sexy bad boy makes you feel. The characters weren't particularly well developed, but I'm willing to believe that they would have seemed more three-dimensional had I been reading the series from the beginning.The one detail that was just to bizarre to overlook was Sarah Booth Delaney's personal ghost friend, Jitty. Apparently, Jitty haunts Delaney's old plantation home, but can also wander around and follow Delaney to other towns and appear in hotel rooms, on hoods of cars, etc. Oh, and Sarah Booth is the only one who can see Jitty. And Jitty's main objective seems to center around convincing Sarah Booth to get married and have a baby. It's just all very strange, but perhaps makes more sense in the context of the series.Either way, this is definitely a book to read for plot, not characters. The mystery was fun, spooky, and fast-paced. It kept me guessing, though I am notoriously bad at predicting what will happen in thrillers and mysteries. The overall mood of the book was Southern Gothic - with ransom notes, mysterious phantom horses, secret passageways and ghost stories.Bones of a Feather is fun to read if you enjoy this type of book. I do, from time to time, so I was content with it. I'm still not really sure what the title has to do with anything, though...
    • 3/5
      This was the first book I've read by this author and from this series. It was a fun, quick cozy mystery. I'm quite partial to this genre and did enjoy the book. I don't think it was necessary for me to have read any of the previous installments in the series to be able to enjoy this book on its own, it probably would have helped me to 'get into it' a bit quicker if I had understood the existing relationships. The characters were well identified and there was enough mystery and sub-plots to keep the reader interested.
    • 4/5
      This is a very fun, cozy mystery.Carolyn Haines has build an interesting world filled with Southern ladies ghosts and an old family falling into an evil situation.The story reads quickly and the characters are fun. Very good mystery.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book. I haven't read anything by this author before. I liked the setting of this book, a big old ancestral home in Natchez, MS.There were many plot twists with bad guys being good and good guys ending up being really bad.I hope to read the first one in the series now so that I can find out the beginnings of the characters and their involvement with their detective agency.
    • 3/5
      Another fun entry in the Sarah Booth Delaney mystery series. This one, set in Natchez, has Sarah Booth and TInkie hot on the heels of a kidnapper. The ladies, and their dogs, go from one crisis to another, all with plenty of cocktails and a few good looking men to keep things interesting. These books are always fun!
    • 5/5
      Oh, how I love this series!! Sarah Booth and Tinkie are some of my favorite ladies in the book world. Smart, funny, resourceful and feisty. They take on the stolen insurance case for the Leverts even though they've promised their significant others that they will be more careful with their cases. It seems innocuous enough at the beginning, but everything begins to escalate with the abduction of one of the sisters. There is a serious Gothic texture to this, the eleventh outing for Sarah Booth and Tinkie. I love Southern humor, Southern mystery and Southern Gothic. BONES OF A FEATHER has all three to the nth degree!! BONES OF A FEATHER comes out on 21 June, do yourself a favor and buy this fine addition to the series. Five sparkly Southern diamonds......
    • 4/5
      After some dangerously close calls in the past, PI Sarah Booth Delaney vows to only take simple cases. When Monica and Eleanor Levert ask for her help in collecting insurance money for a stolen necklace worth four million dollars, Sarah Booth thinks this is just the easy type of case she’s been looking for. But Sarah Booth and her partner Tinkie Bellcase Richmond soon discover that nothing about this case is easy, including the fact that no one and nothing involved with the Leverts is what it seems to be. Even with the help of Jitty, the resident haint of Dahlia house, Sarah Booth will have a tough time solving this case.“Bones of a Feather” is a nicely done mystery – the eleventh book in Carolyn Haines Sarah Booth Delaney mystery series. There are several things that make this book so much fun to read. The first are the characters including Sarah, Tinkie, their friend Cece, Jitty (who loves appearing as movie and TV characters), and even their dogs Sweetie and Chablis. The Levert family and friends are as multi-dimensional as Sarah Booth and friends – but far more complex. Adding to the richness of the book is the whole southern atmosphere – the book takes place in a world where people name their houses and the rich live in the lifestyle they’ve become accustomed to (even if they are no longer rich). Class, upbringing, and social standing all play an important role in this book. The final thing that makes this book so much fun to read is the mystery itself. The plot is complex and intricately written. It is not quite perfect – some events could only happen in a mystery novel (and how I wish I could see what certain characters did while Sarah Booth was out of sight) and one particular plot line was so obvious I had a hard time believing Sarah Booth and Tinkie fell for it for even a second. Still, for the most part the writing and plot is tight with so many twists and turns that just when you thought the mystery was solved something would happen to take it in a whole new direction. There is a real sense of danger throughout the book, especially towards the end, that pulled me right into the story and kept me on the edge of my seat as I kept reading to see what would happen next.“Bones of a Feather” is a nicely done mystery with a touch of everything including a mysterious horse and rider, would be Nashville singing stars, romance, murder (or is it?), kidnapping, theft, complicated family ties, and even a helpful ghost.
    • 4/5
      I must admit that I didn't care for the first book in this series and hadn't read any of the books following it. Frankly, I hadn't realized that this in that series when I requested it for Early Reviewers. I was pleasantly surprised -- I liked it. The plot was complex for a cosy, i could really see the characters, and I liked the dogs. I'm not sure what the ghost adds., but that's a minor quibble.
    • 4/5
      Fun, entertaining read! For someone looking for a more light-hearted than intense mystery, this series is just right. I haven't read all the other books in the series yet, but I've added them to my list. The characters are well-drawn, the plot tight, and there is enough humor for a very enjoyable, quick read.
    • 4/5
      Being a fan of light hearted mystery, I was very excited to get this book. When I requested it through LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program, I didn't realize it was part of a long series so I hadn't read any prior books by Carolyn Haines. With that being said, after completing this book I have already gone back and ordered several of the earlier books.Bones of a Feather is 11th in the Sarah Booth Delaney series taking Sarah Booth and her partner, Tinkie, to Natchez, Mississippi to help two eccentric women - sisters - investigate the disappearance of an heirloom ruby necklace worth 4 million dollars. What begins as a simple investigation for an insurance claim quickly turns into a southern spun tale of family secrets, love affairs, crime, and eventually murder.As I mentioned, I came into the series with this book and the author does a fantastic job of giving enough background for each character to help the reader understand, yet not too much that would annoy a reader that is returning to this series.I would certainly recommend this series to any fan of light hearted mystery!! While light and fun, I was guessing to the very end!! Very well written and now an addition to my mystery shelves!!
    • 3/5
      I'm reasonably new here, and this is the first book I received through the LibraryThing "Early Reviewer" program.Bones of a Feather is the newest addition to a series of mystery novels set in the South. It's part of the subgenre of amateur investigators, with the addition that the protagonist (Sarah Booth Delaney) has set up a formal detective agency with her friend, Tinkie. Many of the characters are traditional Southern Belles, with some riffs on class prejudice, riches, and entitlement. Sarah also has her own personal "haint," Jiffy, who seems to be an ancestor's ghost only she can see. Jiffy pops up several times during the story to deliver arcane pronouncements of danger (along with exhortations to produce an heir to the Delaney family), but that was the only part where supernatural elements really affected the story.Coming in to the middle of a series can always be difficult because many characters have "backstory" which must be explained. There were a few bumps in the narrative as I tried to figure out why someone had a special contact or ability, but generally I was able to muddle through.I thought the mystery itself was a bit contrived and unrealistic (based mostly on how well another character can act to fool Sarah and her friends), but the characterization was strong and enjoyable. A few passages made me laugh out loud, and it was enjoyable to see references to the "War of Northern Aggression." (That's not a common phrase to those of us on the West Coast!) There were some moments of serious tension near the end, and some pieces of romantic attraction.Overall, an enjoyable way to spend a few hours. I don't have a crushing desire to track down earlier books in this series (my reading stack is already too high!), but I may pick one or two up at the library or used-book store.