In Sharpe Point by Lisa B. Thomas, Deena Sharpe gets embroiled in another murder case when she stumbles over a body at the haunted house at her church’s Halloween carnival. Ray Brewster, the church’s janitor with an unsavory reputation, lies dead. Soon, Deena’s best friend’s husband, Ian Davis, calls her in to his law office with a new investigative job. Though no post- mortem has been completed, a client of his in the midst of pressing harassment charges against Ray, Wendy Fairmont, is suspected of having killed the man. Then it comes out that Ray was blackmailing Wendy, a former beauty queen, now a wedding planner. The pressure from Mayor Thornhill for an arrest in time for his upcoming election forces Detective Gutmann to arrest Wendy. But even he soon suspects Wendy has been set up, so he too turns to Deena for help in finding the truth.
Sharpe Point was a fun book to listen to with enough humor and cleverness to make it highly enjoyable. I particularly liked the character of Sylvia, Deena’s mother-in-law, who has always been highly critical of Deena’s care of Sylvia’s son, Gary. The characters in this book come alive and seem real, especially the details of how Deena wakes up unkempt, unlike the stars in movies. The plot has fun elements, with a creative ending that came as a surprise to me.
Kelley Hazen performs the audio version of Sharpe Point. Her female voices sound good, but though I have liked all her narration in previous books, several of her male voices came across as annoying. This was especially true of Deena’s senior citizen neighbor, Edwin, and Charlie Abbott, son of the Reverend Abbott. However, I did appreciate her narrative parts.
I enjoyed Sharpe Point, appreciating the many fun characters and plot points. I look forward to the next book in the series and give this one five stars!
Disclaimer: I received this book for free for review purposes, but that had no effect on the content of my review.
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