Review: Home Fires: A Sheriff Hank Worth Mystery by Claire Booth

As Home Fires: A Sheriff Hank Worth Mystery begins, Sheriff Hank Worth is sitting in church. He is attending the funeral of Dr. Michael Whittaker who very recently died as a result of a massive stroke. He had been in charge of the local morgue and was a rather odd person. Still local law enforcement for miles around is in attendance as that is what you do when somebody who spent four decades doing the work that often helped close cases.

 

That is until Hank’s and a lot of other cellphones, start going off with the news of an unspeakable tragedy.

 

Thirty-five miles outside of Springfield, sat one of Branson county’s biggest employers. The place made fireworks. Now it is a blazing crater of flames and smoke as at least some of the inventory exploded. At least a dozen folks worked there and the devastation clearly means nobody could have survived.

 

At least one of the owners was not there and has survived. Maybe Worth and the other investigators can get some answers from her. Maybe not as she is devasted and as the hours pass, not much help. Is she traumatized or hiding secrets?

 

Sheriff Worth isn’t much help either because he is soon distracted by another case. One that threatens to blow up his own life and family. A situation that can’t be discussed in this review without creating one heck of a spoiler.

 

This is the sixth book in a great series. Not only is it a great read, it also references earlier events. That serves as a reminder to read the series in order, starting from the beginning book, The Branson Beauty. If you are caught up, know that Home Fires: A Sheriff Hank Worth Mystery is a mighty good one and very much worth your time. 

 

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My reading copy was a digital ARC from Severn House through NetGalley with no expectation of a review. 

 

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