In Sharpe Note by Lisa B. Thomas, Deena Sharpe is not very thrilled to be spending her 36th anniversary at a funeral. She hardly even knew Andrew Granger, who killed himself at the age of 33, but he was a friend and client of Deena’s husband, Gary. Then, Deena goes back to work as an investigator for a defense attorney after taking a leave of absence, only to be told that her boss can’t afford to keep her on his payroll. But before he has a chance to talk to her, Deena already went to a meeting with Edwina Granger, the sister of Andrew. Edwina thinks that Andrew’s wife has killed him and staged a suicide, which gives Deena a story to pursue when she gets hired back onto the local newspaper that fired her earlier. Things get spicy at the will reading when a second woman shows up, also claiming to be Andrew’s sister. That, plus a shoddy police investigation of the suicide, gives Deena a lot to look into for the paper, if she can just do so without getting hurt herself.
I have enjoyed all the books on this series, and I think they keep getting better as they go. Sharpe Note has interesting twists to the plot, with an ending that was a big surprise but didn’t come across as completely out of the blue. I enjoyed being reunited with characters I’ve gotten to know over the course of the series. I appreciated the discussions and soul-searching of Deena about her role as a journalist in contrast to what it was in her position of investigator for the defense attorney. When is her duty to share the story with the world and when is it to hold back for the purposes of bringing a killer to justice?
The audiobook is performed by Kelley Hazen, who has a really enjoyable voice and creates voices for the characters that seem to suit each one. With good expression and timing, Hazen makes the books a real pleasure to enjoy.
I appreciated getting to listen to Sharpe Note, a book that I really enjoyed. I had a lot of fun listening to this book and recommend it to others. I give this book 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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