Book Beginnings + Friday 56: Gaffe Out Loud (The Worst Detective Ever #7) by Christy Barritt

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading. Friday 56 is hosted by Freda's Voice and asks you to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and share a non-spoilery sentence or two.

This week I'm featuring Gaffe Out Loud (The Worst Detective Ever #7) by Christy Barritt. This is probably my favorite Christy Barritt series and I'm so happy to finally have a new installment. It's awesome to be back with all these quirky and hilarious characters.

About the Book

Actress Joey Darling is beginning a new season . . . of her TV show and her life.

Joey Darling’s life is finally on track. Her hit series has been picked up by a new network, her relationship with Detective Jackson Sullivan couldn’t be better, and she’s even bought a house. But right after taking possession, Joey discovers a dead body upstairs.

Joey knows she won’t have any peace until she figures out why a dead woman was left at her house and who killed her. And she desperately needs peace as the “normal” life she’s trying to establish quickly progresses from great to the brink of collapse.

The countdown is ticking as Joey must soon leave to begin filming. But one gaffe after another slows her investigation and makes her question her choices. The closer Joey gets to answers, the more someone is determined to make sure this season of her life is canceled—permanently. 

Book Beginning

"Oh. My. Goodness. There aren't his or her sinks in this ensuite?" I paused dramatically, making sure my eyes were wide with disbelief as I stood in the center of the master bathroom.

Friday 56

My heart stuttered out of control. I was dangling from the deck.

Two stories stretched below me. Two stories. That would be enough to crush some bones. Hurt my head.

Kill me?

I didn't know. And I didn't want to find out.

What have you been reading lately?