![]() ![]() In fact, the author’s habit of describing men’s physical appearances in sexual terms seems out of place in a mystery about the abduction of a young girl three days before her 15th birthday. There are two neighbors fighting over a chicken (a rooster named Puff Daddy), a strange women’s group called the Diabolical Daughters, and dishy, hot guys sprouting up like toadstools in Sunshine’s small town. A bootlegging operation outside of town associated with the Dixie Mafia is mentioned but goes nowhere. ![]() However, two deputy marshalls, a sniper, and an FBI agent show up in Del Sol because suddenly there is an escaped prisoner wandering around. Packed full of quirky characters, fast-paced dialogue, and multiple subplots that ricochet in all directions, a police procedural it is not. That’s the first hint to the reader that they’ll need to suspend their disbelief quite often in this mystery rom-com by Darynda Jones.Ī Bad Day for Sunshine is the first in a new series from Jones, the author behind the popular Charley Davidson paranormal PI series. But Sunshine won the job anyway after her parents nominated her for the job without her knowledge. Did she run for election to the post? Nope. It’s Sunshine Vicram’s first day as the new sheriff of Del Sol, New Mexico, the hometown she couldn’t wait to get away from. ![]()
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