This is Kelsey Patterson with the Sioux City Public Library and you’re listening to Check It Out.
Today, I’m recommending Drop Dead Sisters by Amelia Diane Coombs.
Remi Finch has spent the better part of her adult life avoiding family—especially her sisters. They just don’t click. Besides, her unconventional upbringing and major anxiety have convinced Remi that she can’t build a relationship with anyone. Period.
When her parents plan a family reunion camping trip to celebrate their 40th anniversary over the 4th of July holiday weekend, Remi’s willing to reconnect, if only because she doesn’t have a choice. But then the sisters stumble upon a dead body at their campsite. It’s someone they know—someone they suspect they might have accidentally killed.
No one knows the whole story, but their sisterly bonding kicks into high gear as they scramble to cover their tracks before anyone, especially their nosy family and the cops try to put the clues together. Between old grudges and new dynamics, a handsome park ranger, and a body that won’t stay hidden, Remi is about to learn that nothing strengthens family ties quite like a little crime.
Part murder mystery and part comedy of errors, this sibling trio and the antics of their wacky extended family make for one darkly funny, suspenseful, and surprisingly heartfelt mystery. But be prepared to suspend all disbelief or the need for the plot to be believable, to enjoy this wacky story to the fullest extent. If you can do that, you’ll be hooked from start to finish. The dynamic among the sisters feels incredibly authentic and wholly relatable and the interplay between the fun, woodsy summer setting and the story’s darker themes gives the whole thing a cool and unique vibe.
Check out Drop Dead Sisters and other quirky series starters like it at the Sioux City Public Library.
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