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The Gun Also Rises

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Belle Winthrop Granville is a grande dame who is selling off her massive book collection. Her first editions and books in the library are being sold by a local dealer. Her paperbacks and popular fiction, she's asked garage sale whiz Sarah Winston to deal with. Too bad Sarah is once again having to dodge bullets. It might just have something to do with the bundle of papers that Sarah discovered that seem to be the papers Hemingway's first wife lost on a trip to Paris.
There is, as usual, a lot going on in this story. There is also a first edition Hemingway, a group of treasure hunters going after the same thing, a murder, rivalries, and an old army friend and his wife who are having some problems. It makes the book a bit disconnected in places but regular Harris readers won't be deterred.

Three stars
This book came out January 29
ARC kindly provided by publisher and NetGalley

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I really enjoy the Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mysteries and I think I liked this one the most. There was a lot of action, information about families of Service Men/Women, family relationships, kleptomania, and of course a wonderful mystery.

You would never think that arranging garage sales and other charity sales events could lead to trouble, but if you have read any books in this series, you know that Sarah Winston finds herself in the middle of murder, mayhem and crime quite often. This book finds Sarah being hired by a rich widow, Belle Winthrop Granville III, to catalogue and price her hundreds of mystery novels to sell as a fundraiser for the local library. While in the attic, going through boxes, suitcases and valises, she glimpses several envelopes. When she peeks into them, she realizes she has come across the find of the century in the literary world, "The Missing Hemingway Manuscripts". Now this alone, piqued my interest. After reading "The Paris Wife" about Hadley Richardson, Hemingway's wife, I was aware that this was an actual event (the loss of the manuscripts). I was looking forward to seeing how Sherry Harris was going to handle this. Well, she did it well. Not only do the manuscripts go missing again, but there is also a search for a first edition "The Sun Also Rises". When Belle's maid, ends up dead and the manuscripts missing, Sarah becomes an overnight media sensation.

Sarah is one of my favourite main characters. Besides constantly stumbling over dead bodies in a small town, she is a very real character. Over the six books in this series, she has grown so much. She has had to make a new life for herself and has done a great job of that in Ellington, Massachusetts, with a career and wonderful friends. The secondary characters help round out the story as they play an important role in every story. I especially love the DiNapolis and their restaurant. From James, Carol, Pellner, Stella, Awesome, Tony and of course Seth, we are all privy to the lives of those in this community. The mystery in this book was well done with twists and turns throughout the plot. The identity of the killer and/or thief kept me guessing until the reveal. I was surprised by the culprits and thought the mystery was tied up nicely. There was a humorous element in the story with the League of Literary Treasure Hunters on the prowl, which had me smiling as I read. I am looking forward to what is next for Sarah Winston and her friends, and definitely recommend this book and series to all cozy mystery lovers. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book upon request. The rating, ideas and opinions shared are my own.

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Dollycas’s Thoughts

History and mystery collide as Sherry Harris gives her spin on the missing papers of Ernest Hemingway lost in 1922. Garage Sale pro Sarah Winston is hired to help get Belle Winthrop Granville book collection ready for sale. As she is cataloging the vast collection she makes a shocking discovery. A case filled with what appears to be Hemingway’s lost manuscripts. Before the papers can be verified they are stolen and Granville’s maid is killed and shots are fired at Sarah.

The events lead to rumors that a rare edition of The Sun Also Rises is also hidden on the premises bringing the League of Literary Treasure Hunters, a rare book dealer, and the press to Ellington, Massachusetts. Sarah is forced out of her home and knows the only way for things to get back to normal is to find the killer before more bodies fall including hers.

This has become one of my favorite cozy mystery series. I love spending time with Sarah as she chases all around town for her garage sales and murder investigations. Her life has been in flux with her divorce, moving off the base, getting her business off the ground and trying to start life over as a single woman. He ex has now left the state so her personal life can move forward with Seth and that made me very happy.

In addition to her huge project for Belle Winthrop Granville and finding a thief and a killer, Sarah is organizing a fundraiser to help a soldier bring a dog he adopted in Afghanistan to the states. He has been suffering PTSD since his last deployment and his friends and family feel bringing this dog home may make things easier. The connection of Sarah to the Air Force Base and the awareness the author brings to military life and strife is a treasured part of all the books in this series. As a military wife herself her depictions are believable.

The characters Ms. Harris brings to life leap off the pages. She gives us people to root for along with the questionable suspects. Sarah and her friends are all engaging and relatable. They have a camaraderie that is refreshing. They always have her back.

I loved the way the author brought Hemingway history into the story. The League of Literary Treasure Hunters were an interesting crew that didn’t give up. They truly took over the town and made Sarah’s life miserable. I really felt bad for her. I loved her unstoppable energy though in her quest to find the papers and the killer. Her perseverance had no bounds.

Sarah Winston is a fantastic protagonist. This story is a wonderful addition to the series. I can’t wait for the next installment. Let’s Fake A Deal will be released July 30.

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From Nancy Drew to Ernest Hemingway, this mystery will appeal to the book lovers among us.
Ranging from simple paperbacks to million dollar, or priceless, rare first editions, the estate of Belle Winthrop Granville and family has something for all tastes and budgets. Sarah Winston thinks she has been invited to discover and catalogue the collection of books for a charity auction. She begins to feel a bit out of her depth until she is informed that she needs only concern herself with the "lesser" books.
A rare book collector is in charge of the more pricey editions.
Before the first day of work is complete, Sarah discovers that some of her other special skills are called upon for this job.
With an abundance of literary references, much compassion and some life endangering action. Sarah finds herself in the middle of a present day mystery, a cold case mystery, and the very uncomfortable position of not knowing who she can trust. Is she sharing a house with a murderer or more?

Her friend Awesome is indeed awesome in this exciting novel. He also has his hands full as the mysteries and unsolved cases connect and the danger escalates.
The mansion in this novel was as good as the characters. From Sherry's descriptions, I wanted to explore every hallway and room.
Who has the case and what the papers inside mean kept me intrigued until the end. The bonus story about relationships, PTSD and more wonderfully rounded out this book.

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This is the sixth installment of the beloved "Garage Sale Mystery" series by author Sherry Harris.
I have read the entire series and always enjoy the new releases. This book does not disappoint and is a delightful fun reading experience . In my opinion it is one of the best in the series. I love rejoining the world of Sarah Winston and her adventures.
In this next in series Sarah has been hired for organization of a extensive book collection sale from a estate. She finds what appears to be missing Hemingway manuscripts from the 1920's. Soon after she finds them they are stolen, a murder occurs and Sarah is on the case. She is a savvy smart sleuth and soon is on the right track of clues with help from her friends.
This is such a fun mystery. Its fast paced and interesting throughout. Suspects abound and even
the sub-plots are interesting and add fun to the story. The Hemingway information is delightful to book lovers. I adore this series and hope it will continue. Very well done to the author . Thank you to Net Galley for the ARC. I highly recommend this next in series and the entire series. .

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A well written story with great characters, but not the best plot. Very slow discovery, and a lot of to and fro without anything really happening.

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I love that Sarah spends this book organizing a collection of mystery novels for a sale! It was fun to see the titles and authors that were mentioned as she worked on the job. The main mystery plot, involving a stolen Ernest Hemingway manuscript, was also entertaining (if a bit far-fetched), and the author did a nice job of organically involving many of Sarah's friends and acquaintances in different parts of the story. Because the only books I've read from this series are this one and the book directly preceding it, I wasn't always familiar with the backstory involving some of the supporting characters. This caused me some confusion, but I assumed that those who have read the series in order would be familiar with those people and their presence would be more meaningful for those readers. Overall, this book is a light, gentle read filled with a nice mix of humor and suspense, and just enough surprises to keep the reader guessing. It was nice to be back in the world of this series, and while I wait for the next book, I'll be digging into the earlier titles, all of which I have purchased for Kindle.

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THE GUN ALSO RISES is an engrossing and twisty cozy mystery set in Western Massachusetts (with excursions to Boston), with a lot of background on the lives and cares of military spouses. Especially exciting for me is the plot, which starts with protagonist Sarah Winston being asked by a wealthy former Southern Belle to price the lady's mysteries collection, for a charity sale to benefit the local library. The lady's much-beloved late husband was the scion of an upscale Boston family, and left an enormous collection of rare books and first editions, but Sarah is not dealing with those; or so she thinks. When Sarah discovers in the attic the Hemingway short story manuscripts, missing since 1922 in France, a train of events is set in motion that will plunge Sarah, Miss Belle, and a rare book dealer into danger (and distress and stalking by reporters and literary treasure hunters.) There's not a moment's down time till Sarah figures it out. The characters are wonderfully drawn, and the backstory is intriguing and elicits empathy.

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Sarah Winston is in her element when a wealthy widow asks her to go through her massive collection of mysteries to sell to benefit the public library. But when Sarah is going through the boxes in the attic she finds a case of lost Hemingway stories, stolen from a train in Paris back in 1922.

But Miss Belle's maid quickly steals the case, and then is murdered. Things took a strange turn when Sarah discovers that Belle supposedly has a limited edition of The Sun Also Rises in her house, Sarah is soon mixed up with a mobster, the fanatical League of Literary Treasure Hunters, and a hard-to-read rare book dealer. She has to get to the bottom of things before the gun rises in her direction.

I absolutely loved this book...there is no other way to say it. The plot is unique and the characters are very engaging. Sarah is fun, and she's not afraid to take on the daunting job of getting to the bottom of things, even if she faces tweed-wearing literary sleuths, or gun-toting murderers who don't care if she dies or not.

I love books that surprise me at the end, and this one did. A perfect book in a great series.

I read a digital ARC of this book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.

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I loved this book, Sherry Harris delivered another perfect addition to her Garage Sale Mystery series. There was so much going on in this book and all of it great. Sarah is summoned to the house of a sociality who wants her to go through her collection of mystery novels, hundreds of books. I was drooling at all the great mystery books mentioned and would love that job in real life. While sorting book Sarah finds a suitcase with rare stolen Hemingway stories and the mystery begins. Sarah s running from press and a hoard of people in Tweed, who all want to talk to the woman that touched and read the stories. Sarah has help solving the mystery, Belle is the feisty owner of the home Sarah is working in and makes a great sleuth. Besides the mystery going on Sarah helps friends bring a four legged solider home and figures out he feelings for Seth and the ended relationship with C.J. I highly recommend this book and series. This is a must read!

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A very good cozy mystery, entertaining and engaging.
I think it was darker and more emotional charged than the usual cozy, a very good book well written and well devised.
I like both Sarah and Miss Belle, so human and so strong, the other characters were likeable.
The mystery was ok, it keeps you guessing till the end and the discovery of the culprit comes as a surprise.
I never read any other instalment in this series and will be happy to read the previous books.
Even if this it the 10th in this series I had no problems in understanding the plot and the characters.
I look forward to reading the next installment.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to Kensington Books and Netgalley for this ARC

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THE GUN ALSO RISES by Sherry Harris is an entertaining read, yet brings heartfelt emotions to the story. While this is the first book I’ve read in the series, I found it easy to connect to the memorable characters without knowing a lot of backstory. The protagonist, Sarah Winston, is smart and funny which allowed this reader to feel like she was easy to relate to. I enjoyed how the author has a great descriptive voice and adds humor to the dialog. I loved her description of the drool worthy mystery collection Sarah has been hired to catalog for sale. I would dearly love to browse through the titles and add to my own collection. The bits and pieces about Sarah’s “Garage Sale” career added to the overall appeal of the book.

The inclusion of social issues such as PTSD affecting soldiers and the emotional impact military spouses must endure in the name of service to our country is timely. It’s all too easy to look the other way and ignore the toll it takes on these families so I applaud Ms. Harris for bringing the issues to the forefront. She manages to weave their plight into a tight plot, without detracting from the overall mystery. I look forward to catching up from the beginning of this series!

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I found myself stumbling across this series midway through, and I've really been enjoying it. With a plot that includes hundreds (if not thousands) of mysteries tucked away in an attic and a treasure trove containing a Hemingway rare edition and those lost letters, The Gun Also Rises was guaranteed to keep me turning the pages.

Not only was I wanting to be turned loose in that house of books (it's also got rooms of first editions), I had a very good mystery to solve. There's plenty of misdirection to keep readers guessing, and Sarah always includes the local police whenever she finds anything. I like that. Nothing can make me grind my teeth faster than an amateur sleuth who insists on sneaking around a perfectly capable police force.

However, in many ways, the part of the book that had my sympathies working overtime was when Harris describes the hell Sarah Winston must go through in order to avoid all the reporters, paparazzi, and treasure hunters who think nothing of making her life a misery. I felt Sarah's pain and really wanted to help in some way.

I really like Sarah Winston, and I really like the mysteries Sherry Harris concocts for her heroine to solve. Long may her Garage Sale mysteries continue!

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After reading Tagged for Death, I thought I'd give this series a chance, and I got a book in exchange for a review, so why not? And the story seems interesting - mystery books!

This time, Sarah Winston was hired to organize a garage sale of a mystery book collection owned by wealthy widow Belle Winthrop Granville. After digging through Miss Belle's books, she discovers the manuscripts of Hemingway's stories, which were stolen from his wife long ago. The manuscripts got stolen again, and someone is killed. Before solving this mystery, Sarah finds herself in another mystery - Miss Belle is rumored to have a limited edition of Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, which brings another set of troubles.

I can relate at least to this because of my own collection of Agatha Christie novels, Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels, and my childhood favorites - Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, The Bobbsey Twins, Encyclopedia Brown, and Sammy Keyes. (And I am reminded to arrange them in my personal library.)

Surprisingly, I liked Sarah now. I don't know if it's because of the theme (mystery books), but I like her now. This is Book 6, so she had solved murders and has been now comfortable and stable in her business. She still is suffering in terms of romantic relationships, but it's not as if it's weighing her down the entire time, unlike in Book 1. And she's become more independent, more relatable, and more compassionate. She's geared into helping other people and sympathizing with them more (as a sort of therapy, I suppose). And Sarah has the support and cooperation of unlikely but intelligent and good-natured characters, which I also love.

I don't know if it's because it's the 6th book already, but I was happy to discover that I need not go back to the previous books of the series to have a quick recap of what has been going on with Sarah's life. The previous events and references are mentioned not in distracting details, but just brief and concise enough for you to catch up and then focus on the current mystery. (Though there were references to some interesting events that I will go back to.) And the mystery is so engaging! I can't put the book down or else I'll miss everything. The reveal was done satisfactorily, and again, I missed the obvious clue as to who the real criminal is. Great storytelling!

This book has greatly improved from Book 1. (This should have been Book 1.) I'm glad I gave this series another chance.

*** I got a copy of this book from NetGalley. These are all my own opinions. Official publication date is January 29, 2019.

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The Gun Also Rises is one of the best cozy mysteries that I have read this year! The first thing I noticed about the book is the writing. It is simple, easy to understand and before you know, you are halfway through the story! And that is the sign of a really good author and really good storytelling skills. I loved the concept of stolen manuscripts, a garage sale, a rare book dealer, the reporters harassing Sarah and a group of Literary Treasure Hunters.

Sarah is the ex-wife of military personnel and there are mentions of life on the base. This brings a nice touch to the story - how wives deal with spouse's PTSD, how wives have to sacrifice things they love to do so that they can move when their husbands are transferred to a different location.

I liked the protagonist - Sarah Winston. Her issues in life - dealing with the divorce and how she still blames herself a tad for not making her twenty-year-marriage work was a nice touch to the story. Miss Belle is another character that I liked. A rich widow who wants to solve the mystery behind finding stolen manuscripts in her house. Stella, Awesome, Roger, Trevor, Bull, Pellner, Seth and Ryne - they all play an interesting role in the story.


The identity of the perp was unexpected and shocking. The story gets really interesting towards the end. The characters are likable, the story is interesting and unique, and it keeps you hooked on to the book till the end. The Gun Also Rises is an interesting, exciting page-turner.

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Another great series that keeps me from going to bed on time. Book #6 is no exception - I read way past my bed time and not a single regret.
A reader new to this series will have no trouble starting with this entry - it can stand alone.
Sarah is an expert on garage sales and when Miss Belle hires her to sort her large collection of mysteries in preparation to sell them to raise money for a veteran with PTSD to bring his rescue dog from Afghanistan. Another person has been hired to sort out her late husband's book collection. While in the attic going through boxes, Sarah stumbles upon a stash of unpublished stories by Hemingway, stolen from his wife back in 1922. A very cold case that is now on its way to becoming hot again. No sooner has Sarah found them, they vanish when Miss Belle is assaulted by her maid and the maid does a runner. When Sarah catches up to her the manuscripts are, once again, missing and the maid is very dead. As Sarah becomes tangled up in the investigation her life is endangered and rumors fly that there may also be a very valuable copy of The Sun Also Rises. Who would have guessed that organizing garage sales could turn deadly?
I always enjoy the well developed characters and satisfying plots of this series and will not hesitate to read #7 as soon as it is published.

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In a word - Exceptional! I didn't want 'The Gun Also Rises' to end. Sarah Winston is an intriguing character and Sherry Harris' books in this series always have a current and gripping edge to them. I was sucked right in with tension and it didn't let up until the very end. I would give it 10 stars if I could, and I highly recommend the entire series.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

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The gun also rises
Sarah has been asked to do a inventory of a very large collection of old books to sell by Bella Granville.
Very entertaining and enjoyable read and a good plot to follow.
I love a mystery about old books especially a rare find and a murder to solve.
I would recommend this book and series to cozy mystery fans.
Many thanks to Kensington books and to nettgalley for letting me read and review this book.

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The biggest literary find in years had slipped through my fingers three times in a
few short hours. I’d failed to protect it. Hemingway must be rolling in his grave.
Sherry Harris, The Gun Also Rises, Kindle Loc. 707

TO RECOVER A PRICELESS MANUSCRIPT . . .

A wealthy widow has asked Sarah Winston to sell her massive collection of mysteries through her garage sale business. While sorting through piles of books stashed in the woman’s attic, Sarah is amazed to discover a case of lost Hemingway stories, stolen from a train in Paris back in 1922. How did they end up in Belle Winthrop Granville’s attic in Ellington, Massachusetts, almost one hundred years later?

WILL SARAH HAVE TO PAY WITH HER LIFE?
Before Sarah can get any answers, Belle is assaulted, the case is stolen, a maid is killed, and Sarah herself is dodging bullets. And when rumors spread that Belle has a limited edition of The Sun Also Rises in her house, Sarah is soon mixed up with a mobster, the fanatical League of Literary Treasure Hunters, and a hard-to-read rare book dealer. With someone willing to kill for the Hemingway, Sarah has to race to catch the culprit—or the bell may toll for her. . .
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The Gun Also Rises, Sherry Harris’s sixth book in the Sarah Winston Garage Sale series was released yesterday. Sarah multitasks with aplomb as she’s on the run from reporters and literary treasure hunters, all the while pricing Belle’s mystery books for a charity sale, organizing a fundraiser for a serviceman suffering from PTSD to bring his dog from Afghanistan to the States, and preparing to testify in the trial against a stalker. But she’s not superwoman. While she’s finding clues to solve the murder of a thief, she’s also second-guessing her decision to end her relationship to her ex, CJ, and wondering what to do about DA Seth Anderson, who still is pursuing her. And then, after successfully dodging reporters, her brother shows up to help her, but he also happens to be a reporter.

Sherry weaves an interesting tale around the legend of Earnest Hemingway’s lost manuscripts, a wonderful premise for bibliophiles. She knows her readers well.

Please welcome Sherry Harris back to WWK. E. B. Davis

I’m not a true Hemingway fan so I wasn’t aware of Hemingway’s lost manuscripts. Was it something you already knew? Tell our readers how the manuscripts became lost. I didn’t know about the story until I ran across it while I was doing some research for the novel. As soon as I read it, I knew I had to use it. In 1922 Hadley Hemingway was taking the train from Paris to meet Ernest in Lausanne, Switzerland. She thought he might want to show the manuscripts he’d been working on to a friend so she packed them along with the carbon copies in an overnight bag. When she got on the train, Hadley stowed her luggage and went to buy a bottle of water. When she came back the piece of luggage was gone. The conductor helped her search the train, but the overnight case was never seen again. Back then Ernest Hemingway was known as a war correspondent and hero but not as a novelist. I pictured someone throwing the manuscripts in the trash and taking their nice new piece
of luggage.

Belle was a wonderful character. After the little old Southern belle wielded a shotgun to ward off an armed intruder in her house, I was surprised that Sarah was still suspicious of her. Why? I’m so glad you liked Belle because I do too. Sarah doesn’t know Belle well—only as her employer. And while she wants to trust Belle, there is a nagging doubt about her that Sarah can’t shake. Who doesn’t know they have Hemingway manuscripts in their house?

Belle married into an old wealthy Boston Brahmin family. What does the term Brahmin mean and why is it applied to those early Boston settlers? The term was first used by Oliver Wendell Holmes in 1861 to describe a group of wealthy Boston families—many of them descendants of the Puritans. Even though they were wealthy, the Brahmin’s believed in Puritan values of hard work, education, thrift, and culture. They thought you only should be in the newspaper when you were born, married, or died.

Belle was not well received by her husband’s parents, especially her mother-in-law, Winnie, which was the reason they settled in Ellington, not Boston. I was surprised that Belle was charitable toward Winnie. Why, when her husband has died and she can be free of personal contact, would she choose to bring Winnie into her home? Belle has a generous heart and she knew taking Winnie in was something her late husband would want her to do. Thankfully, she lives in a large house and can afford fulltime help for Winnie. That makes it easier for Belle.

Why is Sarah questioning her decision about CJ? Is it due to her looming thirty-ninth birthday? In my mind it’s because of how young Sarah was when they got married and how long they were together. She was with him half of her life and will always have feelings for him.

Sarah’s transparent. She lacks the guile of the poker face. How does this actually help her sleuth? Sarah cares deeply about other people and that authenticity makes her trustworthy. She’s likable and a good listener, which means people will open up to her when they might not to someone else. Sarah wishes every thought that flickers through her head wouldn’t show on her face. But so far, any attempts to conceal her thoughts have failed.

Sarah’s military friend James, who served under CJ for a time, is trying to help a friend, after his fourth tour in Afghanistan, bring home a dog he befriended there. She agrees to help with a fundraiser to bring the dog to the U.S. Why does it take up to five thousand dollars to do so? There are a lot of costs associated with bringing a dog back to the US from a worn-torn country. One of the highest is the cost of the flights. But there is often also medical care, boarding, and food needed along the way. Here is the link to an organization that helps reunite dogs with military members: https://pawsofwar.org/worn-torn-pups/

Belle mentions to Sarah some people are negatively judgmental about mystery books, which I’ve heard before and never understood. Why are people condescending about mysteries? I have no idea although I’ve heard people say it isn’t “real” fiction. I remember a class I took in college called “Teaching Reading in Secondary School” where the professor said it doesn’t matter what you read just get people to read. She even recommended reading comic books if it was a reluctant reader. So, I don’t care what anyone reads – just read!

Sarah doesn’t like rare book dealer Roger Mervine, although she’s just met him. Why? Right after they meet Roger makes a snooty comment about Sarah working with the lesser books and that if she finds anything valuable to let him know. His attitude put her off from the start.

Having been military spouse, you know that for spouses “there’s an unspoken rule about keeping a stiff upper lip when things are tough.” (Kindle Loc. 333) But that’s changing somewhat. Do all bases have a Military and Family Life Center? Most bases would have one or something very similar. It provides free short-term, non-medical, and most importantly, confidential counseling. If they don’t have a center on base help can be accessed online. Here’s a link: https://www.militaryonesource.mil/confidential-help/non-medical-counseling/military-and-family-life-counseling

Can kleptomania be inherited? Yes, according to the research I did. Sources like the Mayo Clinic say if you have a first degree (parent or sibling) relative that has kleptomania it is a risk factor for the family member to have it.

I was surprised to find that Winnie had an embarrassing fault. Is her self-righteousness a defensive maneuver or is she caught up in her own rhetoric without a thought of her own behavior? Winnie is a prideful, snooty woman. She has moved through life thinking she is always right. Part of it is her upbringing and part of it has worsened with age.

Carol, Sarah’s friend, reveals her bitterness about having been a military wife. But Sarah doesn’t seem bitter. Was the difference due to Carol having children or that it took time from her own artistic pursuits? Overall, Carol isn’t a bitter person and for the most part she liked being a military spouse. It was interesting to me that after her husband’s retired that some leftover resentment spilled out in this book.

Is Sarah finally good and well over CJ? I have had so many fans write asking me if I would bring CJ back and hoping that he was off for some important secret mission. Stay tuned!

What’s next for Sarah? Thank you for asking! Book seven, Let’s Fake A Deal, comes out July 30, 2019. Sarah is opening a garage sale when the police come racing up. Sarah finds out everything she’s selling is stolen and her employers have run off.

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4 stars
This book will be a huge hit with reader's of this book series. Thus us the first in the series I have read so I was trying to figure out a few things out but it wasn't difficult. I believe anyone could easily pick up this book without reading the others in the series and understand/enjoy the book just fine.
I liked the characters development and the plot. I would recommend this book to all mystery book lovers.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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