Sarah Winston is back in “A Good Day to Buy,” and she is working with a couple that wants to downsize their belongings before moving to Florida. The wife is difficult to deal with and wants to hold onto everything, even the plastic storage tubs. The husband wants to get rid of it all and move on. The day of the sale arrives, Sarah turns on the music to create a happy buying mood for the customers, and disaster strikes.
A scream is heard from behind the sheet that Sarah has hung to separate the sale items from those staying in the garage. The husband is dead and the wife is barely clinging to life. Did Sarah see anything? Not really. Maybe. It might have been someone she knows.
As if the garage sale death of this pleasant senior citizen veteran isn’t baffling enough, Sarah’s long lost brother, Luke, pops up out of nowhere. Why here? Why now? What’s he been doing all these years and is he really an investigative reporter? He’s hiding a LOT, but why? Can she trust him?
“A Good Day to Buy” is the fourth book in the entertaining Sarah Winston Garage Sale Series. There is a solid group of core characters, most notably her hunky ex-husband, CJ; her landlady/pal Stella Wild; two police officers, Pellner and Awesome; the DiNapolis, owners of a local restaurant; and Seth, the sometime boyfriend. They always add layers of intrigue to the basic storyline, with CJ still confused as to why Sarah divorced him, and Stella more knowledgeable about what happens in her house than she lets on.
CJ wants more than Sarah may be willing to give. Will her doubts keep them apart? The relationship between Sarah and CJ continues to have its ups and downs, progressing naturally with real-life authenticity, as Sarah tries to regain her equilibrium. Seth, a good catch, hovers, ready to re-enter Sarah’s life if she changes her mind. (A reminder never to get involved with someone that maintains a connection with his/her –ex.)
Harris has kept the series absorbing and topical, with nods to the serious issues of life in and after military service, divorce and reconciliation, and of course, the murders. The tag/garage sales are guaranteed to tie the plots and subplots together in clever ways. I’ve conducted garage sales as I moved around the country and trust me, Sherry Harris’ are way more fun! Aside from the bodies, that is. 😉
The mystery of the murder in “A Good Day to Buy,” the serious story behind Luke’s reappearance, the funny scenes that lighten the drama, the wonderful cast of characters, and Sarah’s always superb internal dialogue, will keep you turning the pages and have you coming back for book #5. “I Know What You Bid Last Summer” comes out in February, 2018. 🙂
Read the review of "The Longest Yard Sale" here.
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