Despite the wishes of her overprotective fiancxE Sarah Booth Delaney cant give up her detective work no matter how dangerous it becomes Its too much a part of her On this case avoiding danger might be impossible--shes on the trail of a porn-star-turned-psychic operating from a haunted estate on the edge of town Medium Sherry Cameron promises to reunite grieving family members with their dearly departed but it seems vaguely suspicious that Sherry will only accept emotionally vulnerable and tremendously wealthy clients Aging billionaire Marjorie Littlefield fits the profile perfectly--her daughter died in a tragic accident as a young girl shes been estranged from her son for decades and shes planning to leave her considerable inheritance to her catConvinced shes uncovered a scheme to separate a lonely woman from her fortune Sarah Booth talks her way onto the estate as a maid where she finds Marjorie and several other wealthy eccentrics ready to commune with the dead Between chores Sarah Booth explores the estate mingles with the other staffxand finds a few dead bodies But which guest or staff member might be the killer Even Jitty Sarah Booths personal haint wont tell until Sarah Booth has uncovered all of Sherrys well-kept secretsWith spooks and charlatans around every corner Sarah Booth is the only PI in the southlands who can put an end to this elaborate scam in Bonefire of the Vanities the charming twelfth entry in Carolyn Hainess sparkling series.
