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Bag of Bones: Cozy Mystery Fast Reads (Sweet Southern Sleuths Short Stories Book 2) Kindle Edition
"If you like clean mystery series and quick reads for adults, you'll love the Sweet Southern Sleuths Short Stories Series!"
"Bag of Bones" - (Book 2 in the Sweet Southern Sleuths Short Stories Series)
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Twin sisters, Loretta and Lacy Sweet are adjusting to their new lives after inheriting a home plus an adjoining trailer park in the sleepy little town of Misery, Mississippi. When one of the mobile homes is removed, a bag containing human remains is discovered.
Once again, the girls are suspects and attempt to clear their names. As the amateur sleuths delve into the mystery and discover the identity of the deceased, the list of suspects grows with each passing minute...one of them being Loretta's new love interest who also happens to be a local police officer.
Will the twins be able to clear their names and solve the mystery of the bag of bones or will the town of Misery live up to its name?
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- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateNovember 1, 2015
- File size1.5 MB
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- Visit hopecallaghan.com/newsletter for special offers, free books, and soon-to-be-released books!
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In March 2017, Hope won a Mom's Choice Award for her book, "Key to Savannah," Book 1 in the Made in Savannah Cozy Mystery Series.
Born and raised in a small town in West Michigan, she now lives in Florida with her husband. She is the proud mother of one daughter and a stepdaughter and stepson.
When she's not doing the thing she loves best - writing books - she enjoys cooking, traveling and reading books.
Product details
- ASIN : B017HYC96Y
- Accessibility : Learn more
- Publication date : November 1, 2015
- Language : English
- File size : 1.5 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 61 pages
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Book 2 of 12 : Sweet Southern Sleuths Short Stories
- Best Sellers Rank: #423,978 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #470 in 90-Minute Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Short Reads
- #1,404 in 90-Minute Literature & Fiction Short Reads
- #6,032 in Cozy Animal Mystery
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About the author

Hope Callaghan is an American mystery author who loves to write clean, fun-filled women’s fiction mysteries with a touch of faith and romance. She is the author of more than 100 novels in ten different series.
Born and raised in a small town in West Michigan, she now lives in Florida with her husband. She is the proud mother of 3 wonderful children.
When she's not doing the thing she loves best - writing mysteries - she enjoys cooking, traveling and reading books.
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Customers find this cozy mystery book to be a great little read with a fun story line. They love the characters and appreciate how the author describes things vividly. They like the book's color palette, with one customer describing it as colorful.
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Customers find the book to be a great little read and fun for a short story, with one customer noting it's a quick thoughtless read to relax.
"This was a fun mystery. Loretta takes things into her own hands! The storyLine is well written and the characters are great!..." Read more
"...This is a fairly short story but keeps you guessing It was a fun read. I will read others from this series." Read more
"This is a great short read. The characters and plot are delightful." Read more
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Customers enjoy the story length of the book, finding it to be a great short story with a good storyline, and one customer mentions being able to visualize how the story plays out.
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"...This is a fairly short story but keeps you guessing It was a fun read. I will read others from this series." Read more
"...This is a short story so the pace is fast. There isn't that much suspense or mystery...." Read more
"I liked reading this story because the author describes things so vividly you can visualize how the story plays out." Read more
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"Another great mystery by Hope Callaghan. She knows how to develop her characters and make them interesting and colorful...." Read more
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Customers appreciate the book's color palette, with one mentioning its cute design and another noting its neat little bow.
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- Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2020Format: KindleVerified PurchaseThis was a fun mystery. Loretta takes things into her own hands! The storyLine is well written and the characters are great! Uncle Ichabod is always willing to get involved and comes up with some pretty inventive ideas. I would certainly recommend this one. This was number two in a series of short stories. On to number 3!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2022Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI have read other Hope Callaghan series but this is the first of the southern sleuth books. The sisters find a bag of bones under the site where a trailer had recently been removed. The local police investigate but the sisters also dig into it. This is a fairly short story but keeps you guessing It was a fun read. I will read others from this series.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2023Format: KindleVerified PurchaseThis is a great short read. The characters and plot are delightful.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2016Format: KindleVerified PurchaseThis another cozy mystery involving the twins, Loretta and Lacy. They own the trailer park and Tee Pee park for tourists. A bag of bones is discovered after a trailer is moved out of the park. This is a short story so the pace is fast. There isn't that much suspense or mystery. What mystery there was wrapped up quickly in a neat little bow. This is a good, easy read.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2022Format: KindleVerified PurchaseThis is a fun quick read. Loved the characters. I will read more of this fun, cozy series, given the chance!
- Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2023Format: KindleVerified PurchaseAnother quick easy read. The twins have only been in town for a few days. And are already on body #2
- Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2019Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI loved the humor in this book. Even though yet another body is found, a lot of this book was about the sweet family dynamics. It will be interesting seeing how they develop. The love interest is also just beginning, who will win? Hope you enjoy this book.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2020Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI liked reading this story because the author describes things so vividly you can visualize how the story plays out.