Fatal Divisions: A Sheriff Hank Worth Mystery by Claire Booth opens with the good sheriff still thinking about recent events. It has only
been a matter of a couple of weeks or so since the events of A Deadly
Turn and Sheriff Hank Worth is shaken to his core. He is trying to fake
it by throwing himself into his work and other projects, but his wife, Maggie,
and other folks see beyond the façade and know better. Grief and guilt are very
hard to deal with though it helps that Sheriff Worth has a lot of people who
care and support him.
Taking a break could help and it is suggested that
he could take a fishing trip for a few days. While he tells everyone that is
what he is going to do and visit an old college friend in Columbia, Missouri,
the real motive is to try and help a family member who thinks her husband is
involved in something very bad. Hank is best when he is working out a puzzle
and going elsewhere to do so will also give him a break from everything at
home.
This also allows chief Deputy Sheila Turley to take
over in his absence and implement some changes. She has come up with a plan to
stop overtime caused by staffing issues at the jail. Not only will her plan
save money, but it will also save jobs. It will also fire up the old boys network
that do not like her or Sheriff Worth and will cause folks to choose sides.
Efficiency and a balanced budget means everybody keeps a job as the county commissioners
are not about to increase the funding of the department. Of course, a
complicated murder case is going to present complications with the least of it
being her budget.
The twin storylines gradually coalesce together in
Fatal Divisions: A Sheriff Hank Worth Mystery. Things are complicated as they
always are in this highly enjoyable mystery series. So too are the always
present family relationships, home and the job, and the flashes of laugh out loud
humor. In a series that should be read in order, this latest book is another
very good read in a series that is very much well worth your time.
The series in order and my reviews:
The
Branson Beauty (Reviewed September 2016)
Another
Man’s Ground (Reviewed January 2018)
A
Deadly Turn (Reviewed March 2019)
Fatal Divisions (you are here and you look marvelous)
Fatal Divisions: A Sheriff Hank Worth Mystery
Claire Booth
Severn House
January 2021
ISBN# 978-0-7278-8997-3
Hardback (eBook format available)
240 Pages
Material supplied by the author with no expectation of a review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2021
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2 comments:
Great review, Kevin. I do plan on trying this series. From the beginning.
Thank you. I try.
It is a great series.
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