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Carolyn Haines

Author of Them Bones

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About the Author

Carolyn Haines grew up in Lucedale, Mississippi, and graduated from high school there in 1971. She received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi in 1974 and a master's degree in creative writing from the University of South Alabama in 1985. For over ten years she was show more a reporter and journalist for newspapers. She was born May 12, 1953 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:

Writes Harlequin Intrigues as Caroline Burnes.

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Series

Works by Carolyn Haines

Them Bones (1999) 567 copies
Buried Bones (2000) 393 copies
Splintered Bones (2002) 356 copies
Crossed Bones (2003) 338 copies
Hallowed Bones (2004) 333 copies
Bones to Pick (2005) 315 copies
Ham Bones (2007) 257 copies
Wishbones (2008) 239 copies
Greedy Bones (2009) 202 copies
Bone Appétit (2010) 183 copies
Bones of a Feather (2011) 152 copies
Penumbra (1814) 151 copies
Smarty Bones (2013) 119 copies
Fever Moon (2007) 111 copies
Revenant (2007) 104 copies
Bone to Be Wild (1977) 88 copies
Booty Bones (1819) 88 copies
Rock-a-Bye Bones (2016) 78 copies
Charmed Bones (2018) 76 copies
Game of Bones (2019) 73 copies
Summer of the Redeemers (1994) 73 copies
Touched (1996) 62 copies
Sticks and Bones (2017) 62 copies
Familiar Lullaby (2001) 58 copies
A Gift of Bones (2018) 57 copies
Bewitching Familiar (1995) 55 copies
Delta Blues (2009) — Editor — 51 copies
The Darkling (2013) 49 copies
The Book of Beloved (2016) 48 copies
Familiar Tale (1995) 46 copies
After Dark [Intrigue: 2-in-1] (1999) — Contributor — 45 copies
Familiar Christmas (1999) 45 copies
The Devil's Bones (2020) 45 copies
Shades of Familiar (1994) 44 copies
Independent Bones (2021) 43 copies
Familiar Remedy (1994) 41 copies
Thrice Familiar (1993) 40 copies
Fear Familiar (1990) 40 copies
Familiar Vows (2009) 38 copies
Too Familiar (1993) 38 copies
Familiar Mirage (2002) 38 copies
Familiar Trouble (2017) 37 copies
Familiar Oasis (2002) 36 copies
Familiar Heart (1997) 32 copies
Familiar Escape (2006) 32 copies
A Garland of Bones (2020) 31 copies
Judas Burning (2005) 31 copies
Familiar Showdown (2009) 31 copies
The Seeker (2014) 31 copies
Familiar Valentine (1999) 30 copies
Babe in the Woods (2003) 28 copies
Familiar Fire (1998) 28 copies
Familiar Texas (2005) 27 copies
Familiar Double (2003) 27 copies
Familiar Obsession (2000) 25 copies
The House of Memory (2017) 25 copies
Midnight Burning (2001) 24 copies
Rider in the Mist (2003) 23 copies
A Christmas Kiss (1996) 23 copies
Flesh and Blood (1993) 19 copies
Shorty Bones (2014) 18 copies
Jingle Bones (2015) 18 copies
Measure of Deceit (1988) 17 copies
Hoodwinked (1993) 17 copies
Shop Talk (1998) 16 copies
Guru Bones (2015) 16 copies
Bones on the Bayou (2014) 15 copies
Midnight Prey (1997) 14 copies
Texas Midnight (2000) 12 copies
Fatal Ingredients (1992) 12 copies
Enchanted Bones (2020) 12 copies
Bone-a-fied Trouble (2019) 12 copies
Clacking Bones (2018) 10 copies
Deadly Currents (1991) 9 copies
The Specter of Seduction (2017) 9 copies
A Deadly Breed (1988) 9 copies
Bones and Arrows (2017) 8 copies
Remember Me, Cowboy (1998) 8 copies
Cutting Edge (1994) 8 copies
The Jaguar's Eye (1991) 7 copies
Killer Confections 2 (2016) — Contributor — 7 copies
Phantom Filly (1989) 7 copies
A Visitation of Angels (2019) 5 copies
The Hanged Man (2014) 4 copies
Deception (2011) 4 copies
Trouble Restored (2021) 3 copies
Season of Innocents (1994) 3 copies
Dark Rider (2003) 1 copy
Fear Familiar Bundle (2007) 1 copy
Robert the Doll (2016) 1 copy

Associated Works

Many Bloody Returns: Tales of Birthdays With Bite (2007) — Contributor — 1,389 copies
The Truth About Cats & Dogs (2004) — Contributor — 91 copies
Alabama Noir (2020) — Contributor — 38 copies
Killer Tails (2015) — Contributor — 15 copies
Damn Near Dead 2: Live Noir or Die Trying (2010) — Contributor — 14 copies
Happy Homicides 2: Thirteen Cozy Mysteries (2016) — Contributor — 13 copies
A Kudzu Christmas: Twelve Mysterious Tales (2005) — Contributor — 13 copies
Cozy Case Files, A Cozy Mystery Sampler, Volume 9 (2020) — Contributor — 9 copies
Year-Round Trouble: 14 Original Cozy Holiday Mysteries (2020) — Contributor — 9 copies

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Sarah Booth Delaney is back at her family home, Dahlia House, in Zinnia, Mississippi. She’d tried to make a go of a career on Broadway but found she wasn’t good enough.

What happens is Broadway comes to Zinnia in the form of the cast and production of “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.” Among that cast is an old flame and a diva for a leading lady. Items Sarah didn’t want in her life.

The second night of the play, Renata, leading lady and diva, turns up dead. There are plenty of possible suspects due to Renata’s behaviour. Unfortunately Sarah is the one who is put in the limelight, as far as suspects.

While Sarah was in New York for two years, she and the leading man, Graf Mileau, were quite an item and this was common knowledge in Zinnia. The fact that Sarah was Renata’s understudy just cemented the suspicions.

Sarah takes it upon herself to find the murderer and clear all suspicion from herself.

A fun, cozy read with a nice cast of characters and a touch of romance…Southern Style.
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ChazziFrazz | 7 other reviews | Oct 9, 2023 |
Raissa and Reginald are called to Waverly Mansion to find out what is troubling an 8 year old girl. This is their most dangerous foe yet. Characters are developing nicely.
 
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bgknighton | Aug 18, 2023 |
The word of Raissa James' ability to solve the paranormal is spreading. Her next case takes her and Reginals to Montgomery and save Camilla from a life in the insane asylum. The dead have their secrets but don't always lie quietly......
 
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bgknighton | 2 other reviews | Aug 18, 2023 |
This was a pretty good book. I've had it for a long time, but always chose something else from my shelf to read. There were a lot of twists and turns that I didn't really see coming. I know some other reviews said they had it figured out in the first few chapters, but I don't see how they could have. I watch a lot of mystery, suspense, cop-type TV and movies, and read a lot of the same. I vaguely had the thought that the killer was the killer (I hope you understand that--I didn't want to put in a name or anything and spoil it). But my vague thought was just that--vague--and fleeting. Even knowing that other people had figured it out, I kept trying to go back in my mind to what happened at the beginning, and I still didn't work it all out until the last couple of chapters.

Overall, a very suspenseful murder-mystery. I kept thinking that Carson Lynch was a cop though, instead of a newspaper journalist. She seemed to get clues and leads a lot quicker and easier than the actual cops did. Maybe she should change occupations :)

I would definitely recommend this to anyone that enjoys a good mystery, something that makes you think. Well written, although there were a few times where it seemed Carolyn Haines was repeating things from earlier in the book. This is definitely one to put on your "To Read" list!
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