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Darynda Jones

Book Review: A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones

By Doreen Sheridan

July 29, 2021

A Good Day for Chardonnay by New York Times bestselling author Darynda Jones is the second novel in her laugh-out-loud Sunshine Vicram mystery series set in Del Sol, New Mexico. The follow-up to the sensational A Bad Day for Sunshine resolves many of the intriguing plot points first seeded in its predecessor even as it…

Book Review: A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones

By Janet Webb

April 20, 2020

A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones is the first novel in the new snarky, sassy, wickedly fun Sunshine Vicram series, where 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.…

Parenting Tips for Law Enforcement Officers

By Darynda Jones

April 6, 2020

Balancing the demands of law-enforcement with family isn’t always easy, especially if you’re a single parent. Fortunately, as a former detective for Santa Fe PD and now the newly elected sheriff of Del Sol, New Mexico, I can offer a few dos and don’ts—mostly don’ts—to help you harmonize the two loves of your life. My…

A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

March 30, 2020

A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones is the first novel in the new snarky, sassy, wickedly fun Sunshine Vicram series, where 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…

A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones: New Excerpt

By Darynda Jones

March 2, 2020

CHAPTER 1 Welcome to Del Sol, a town full of sunshine, fresh air, and friendly faces. (Barring three or four old grouches.) Sunshine Vicram pushed down the dread and sticky knot of angst in her chest and wondered, yet again, if she were ready to be sheriff of a town even…

15 Crime Novels as Funny as They Are Gritty

By Greg Levin

August 26, 2019

My love of both humor and illicit behavior started at a very young age, ignited by watching my two older brothers try to kill one another over the rights to whatever toy came in the box of Trix breakfast cereal my mother had just bought. Silly rabbit, bloodlust is for kids. As I grew up,…

Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

December 12, 2018

Grim Reaper Charley Davidson is back in the final installment of Darynda Jones’s New York Times-bestselling paranormal series, Summoned to Thirteenth Grave—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! Charley Davidson, Grim Reaper extraordinaire, is pissed. She’s been kicked off the earthly plane for eternity… Which is exactly the amount of time it takes to make a person stark raving…

DISCOUNT: The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones

By Crime HQ

September 18, 2018

The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones is the ninth book in the Charley Davidson series. Get a digital copy of The Dirt on Ninth Grave for only $2.99 through the month of September! In a small village in New York lives Jane Doe, a girl with no memory of who she is or where she…

DISCOUNT: Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones

By Crime HQ

August 14, 2018

Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones is the eighth book in the acclaimed Charley Davidson series. Get a digital copy of this paranormal cozy mystery for only $2.99 through the month of August! Charley Davidson has enough going on without having to worry about twelve hellhounds hot on her trail. She is, after all,…

DISCOUNT: Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones

By Crime HQ

July 16, 2018

Seventh Grave and No Body by New York Times-bestselling author Darynda Jones is the seventh book in the Charley Davidson series, where the grim reaper extraordinaire is in the line of more fires than she may be able to handle. Get a digital copy of Darynda Jones’s Seventh Grave and No Body for only $2.99 through the month of…

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