Book Details:
Print Length: 320 pages
Publisher: Kensington Books
Publication Date: February 27, 2018
ASIN: B0719VD7GS
About the Book:
FOUL PLAY IN THE GYM
When it comes to running a successful garage sale, Sarah Winston believes in doing her homework. She also believes in giving back. But when she agrees to manage an athletic equipment swap, she doesn't bargain on an uncharitable killer. The day of the event, the school superintendent is found dead in the gymnasium.
HAS SARAH PLAYING DEFENSE
Suddenly the murder suspects are the school board members--including the husband of a very difficult client who's hired Sarah to run a high-end sale and demands she do her bidding. In between tagging and haggling, Sarah studies the clues to see who wanted to teach the superintendent a lesson. But as she closes in on the truth, the killer intends to give her a crash course on minding her own business . . .
I Know What You Bid Last Summer, book 5 in the Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mysteries by Sherry Harris, is another fantastic installment in the world of professional garage sale organization. In this book, Sarah is organizing an athletic equipment swap where people bring in used equipment to sell or trade. As Sarah is setting up for the event, the lights go out and she is beaten by an intruder who also steals a bunch of sports memorabilia. When the superintendent of the school district is found dead on the day of the swap everyone, including Sarah, pulls out all the stops to locate the person who assaulted Sarah and murdered the superintendent. The suspect list is huge and includes several townsfolk including members of the school board.
I really enjoy the Garage Sale Mysteries by Sherry Harris. As a lover of garage sales, yard sales, flea markets, etc., a cozy setting of this nature makes me happy. Sarah is a great protagonist and has been in such a way that I feel like I know her personally. She has very realistic characteristics and the author really brings Sarah to life. I love all the secondary characters the author has created for this series, too. Seth, Mike “the big cheese” Titone, Stella, Awesome, and all the rest compliment this series so well.
As I said about the first 4 books in the series, I Know What You Bid Last Summer is a fantastic cozy mystery full of twists, turns, distractions, and red herrings. There are suspenseful, humorous, and heartbreaking moments that are sure to keep the reader engaged. The author sets up many of the characters as the potential suspect and expertly pulls the tablecloth out from underneath them without spilling the truth.
The Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mysteries are one of my favorite cozy series'. The author keeps the stories fresh and entertaining. The characters are wonderful and I love the setting. I'm happy that Kensington continues to release Sherry Harris's books. I get my copies from NetGalley but I eventually also purchase paperback copies of each book for my bookshelf.
Spoiler Alert:
Shocked!! I was truly shocked by the beginning of this book. I really hoped CJ and Sarah could put their lives back together after the scandal that rocked them away from one another. I stared at the section where CJ moved to Florida without Sarah for a long while (with my jaw on the floor, most likely). Just not what I was expecting. On the other hand, I really enjoy Sarah with Seth, so we’ll see how things play out.
I was given a copy of this book to review.
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