Mama Gets Trashed: A Mace Bauer Mystery

In chapter one of Sharp’s entertaining fifth Mace Bauer mystery (after 2011’s Mama Sees Stars), Mace and her mother are searching the Himmarshee, Fla., town dump for Mama’s lost wedding ring when they find the body of proper librarian Camilla Law, dressed in a shockingly sexy outfit. Mace’s fiancé, police detective Carlos Martinez, gets on the case, but Mace can’t help doing her own investigation, and Mama is, as usual, unwilling to stay in the background. That the mayor and his cohorts may be involved in the secret bondage activities makes the situation explosive. Mace knows the crime must be solved before someone else ends up in the trash. As Mace comes closer to the answers, Mama disappears. Will Mama be the next victim of a heartless killer? Or can Mace move fast enough to keep her out of the garbage? Readers will eagerly turn the pages to find out. Agent: Whitney Lee, Fielding Agency. (Sept.)