A Bad Day for Sunshine

Sheriff Sunshine Vicram finds her cup o’ joe more than half full when the small village of Del Sol, New Mexico, becomes the center of national attention for a kidnapper on the loose.

Del Sol, New Mexico is known for three things: its fry-an-egg-on-the-cement summers, strong cups of coffee―and, now, a nationwide manhunt? Del Sol native Sunshine Vicram has returned to town as the elected sheriff―thanks to her adorably meddlesome parents who nominated her―and she expects her biggest crime wave to involve an elderly flasher named Doug. But a teenage girl is missing, a kidnapper is on the loose, and all of this is reminding Sunshine why she left Del Sol in the first place. Add to that the trouble at her daughter’s new school, plus and a kidnapped prized rooster named Puff Daddy, and, well, the forecast looks anything but sunny.

But even clouds have their silver linings. This one's got Levi, Sunshine's sexy, almost-old-flame, and a fiery-hot US Marshal. With temperatures rising everywhere she turns, Del Sol's normally cool-minded sheriff is finding herself knee-deep in drama and danger. Can Sunshine face the call of duty―and find the kidnapper who's terrorizing her beloved hometown―without falling head over high heels in love...or worse?

My Review

After the finale of Mrs. Jones's Grim Ripper series featuring Charlie Davidson; I was in mourning. I became a fan from the first book. Thank goodness this new book has some of the same flair and sarcasm that I have grown used to in the Charlie Davidson series.

While, Sunshine can not fill Charlie's shoes; she does not have to as she has her own to fill. She has her hands full with a murder. As if that was not enough, she has to deal with both her daughter and mother as well.

One of the things that I most enjoyed about the other books was the funny slogans at the beginning of each chapter. Thus I was so glad to see that same concept was inserted into this book. It appears things are all "sunny" with this newest offering for Darynda Jones. The only "bad" thing about this book is if you don't read it.