Shorty Bones

Sarah Booth Delaney #13.5

by Carolyn Haines

From award-winning author Carolyn Haines comes a charming story starring feisty Southern belle and private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney.

Sarah Booth just wants to help her fiancé recover from a leg wound in peace...Until, that is, an ex-porn star declares that she's being stalked, and Sarah Booth suddenly finds herself in the midst of a wild case with no idea what to believe or whom to trust.

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Fiction, Audiobook, Paranormal, Short Stories, Novella

70 pages, ebook

First published April 8, 2014

About the author

Carolyn Haines is the USA Today bestselling author of over 70 books. In 2020, she was inducted into the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame. She was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alabama Library Association, the Harper Lee Award for Distinguished Writing, the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence, as well as the "Best Amateur Sleuth" award by Romantic Times. Born and raised in Mississippi, she now lives in Alabama on a farm with more dogs, cats, and horses than she can possibly keep track of.

Reviews

[Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute.

[Sassy Mystic Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Now interested in reading the series

[Darcy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a quick one, one where the best thing about it was the puns on porn titles.

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adding details to create sense for the next book

The last book ended with them not getting paid and medical bills. The next book is an expensive vacation. I guess this was needed to create the logical funds in between.

[Mary Corso]

Short and sweet

Good thing this story was inexpensive as there are few pages. While it starts where the last book left off, it does not advance the story line in any real way so you are ok giving it a miss if you want to do so. You wont even notice the loss.

[Amanda Holiday · Rating 4 out of 5]

An entertaining short story. If you've followed the series, the characters are well defined, even Jitty. You are left with the plot that's not easy to untangle as are few stories of a short length until the climax, but it ends happily. I didn't care. I got my money's worth.

[Rylie-lover of Winnie the pooh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read!

If you are a Sarah Booth fan, this is a great little snippet of more adventures! Wonderfully entertaining and a great read!

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would have liked to seen this fleshed out into a full-length book.

[Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Way too obvious

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

enjoyed love this series

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very short in-between books novella. Another fun entry in the series

[Michelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

Listened to this short story only to see if Graf got smart & dumped Sarah Booth. Hint-he's a complete idiot and didn't. The "detective work" was dumb but expected for a short story.

[Tomi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute, short, quick read.

[Christine Banser · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even in this novella the characters that Carolyn Haines has created shine. Love the series and look forward to continuing it

[Marseydoats · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this. Short and sweet, but a little TOO short.

[Katra · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pn, sn, vs, an

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[Tiffany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thankfully not as bad as the last one.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

More like a short story

This novella was easy and fun but left me wanting more of the characters. Fun if obvious storyline about a stalking case.

[Andrea Stoeckel · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lot of fun

I love these Carolyn Haines' Sarah Booth Delaney books. This short story is no different! If you need a laugh, this is the place...just watch out for Jitty...you might scare her

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this book because it was $1.00 and, hey, it's Carolyn Haines, I love her Sarah Booth Delaney series. I knew it was a short story but I was okay with that. It was the perfect book to read during lunch and then move on to my other chores. I tend to get engrossed in one and forget about my chores. HA!!!

This book is a little tidbit to let you know what's going on with Sarah Booth and Graf between Smarty Bones and Booty Bones. A little something to hold the reader over.

I would recommend it to any romantic comedy/mystery reader, and, hey, it's only $1.00.

[Susan Ferguson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short story in the Sarah Booth Delaney series. Sarah is a private eye with a hound dog to help her. Also, friends in various positions in town who can find out things about other people to assist her, like working for the news, bank and other places.
I'm not sure exactly what I think of this heroine. I enoyed the story and it was entertaining, but I'm not sure about the rest. I probably will read the first in the series to see if I can get more into it and learn more of the back story and just what is all going on.

[❂ Murder by Death · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fast, entertaining, silly romp with nutty characters and a nuttier plot. A full mini-mystery that takes place directly after Smarty Bones: A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery, this book will contain spoilers if you haven't read the full-length books before it.

Full review: http://jenn.booklikes.com/post/991458...

[Mary Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was far too short and just a tease. Sarah Booth is one of my favorite detectives and I'm always excited to read about her and TInkie's adventures. THis one just wasn't long enough. Looking forward to the full length novel coming out near the end of the month!

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute, but really short. It should have been a free download for how short it was. I only paid 99 cents but that still seems too much. There was basically no mystery either. The main reason to read it was to get a check in with Sarah Booth, Graf, Tinkie and the dogs.

[Sukumar Devineni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the Southern characters

Intrigued by the small southern town characters. Enjoy the friendships + Kitty is a hoot! I will continue with this series but short story is not enough!

[Krista Justice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic! I Love Carolyn Haines books!!!! They are so funny.

[Debra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Because I enjoy the characters, I enjoyed this story. it filled the gap between books. Ms Haines' skills are more apparent when she writes long form.

[Georgiana Huizenga · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was actually a short story, but it was very enjoyable, and makes me look forward with anticipation to her next novel which will be out next month.

[Judyr · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is just a short story that bridges the gap between the last book and the new one coming out. I love these characters.