SMARTY BONES A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery, Book 13

Sarah Booth Delaney, a seasoned Mississippi private eye, finds herself going head to head with a visiting academic who's intent on investigating a legend--with violent results. For this Southern mystery, narrator Kate Forbes uses authentic-sounding accents and handles both the male and female characters with ease. Her narration helps to flesh out an eclectic range of characters as listeners follow Sarah's investigation of a contemporary case involving a corpse. The case throws up plenty of twists, including a mysterious body believed to date back to the Civil War. In the face of several plot points that strain credibility, Forbes's well-toned narration helps to ensure that the story never moves into the absurd. K.J.P. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2014]