Carolyn Haines series featuring Sarah Booth Delaney brings southern charm to mysteries featuring the private detective. Charmed Bones starts out with an intriguing premise, when Sarah is watching The Wizard of Oz, and her very own ghost, Jitty, materializes as the Wicked Witch of the West.

Still smarting over her abruptly interrupted session with boyfriend, Sheriff Coleman Peters, the two haven’t been able to consummate their relationship–yet.

But Jitty insists with Coleman working, Oz must wait because there’s a
school board meeting in the Mississippi county that Sarah must attend: a trio of witches want to open a Wiccan boarding school in their sweet little town of Zinnia. Faith, Hope and Charity are smart and sexy, too.

With her partner, Tinkie Bellcase, the duo try to figure out the Wiccan’s real reasons for choosing Zinnia, and for renting land from reclusive artist Trevor Musgrove.

Then a young boy goes missing and the Delaney Detective Agency is on the hunt for the cutup. Of course, the boys mother argues the witches have kidnapped him.

But then soemone is found dead, and the witchy sisters are in the crosshairs. Or they criminals, or just victims? It’s up to Sarah Booth and Tinkie to solve the case.

Another hilarious installment in the comic series.