The Skeleton Stuffs a Stocking: A Family Skeleton Mystery (#6)
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The Skeleton Stuffs a Stocking: A Family Skeleton Mystery (#6)

Paperback – September 24, 2019

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Price
$9.99
Format
Paperback
Pages
280
Publisher
Diversion Books
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1635766479
Dimensions
5.5 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
Weight
10.4 ounces

Description

Named a best read of 2019 by Dru's Book Musings and Dollycas "Mirth and murder blend beautifully in Perry’s sixth whodunit featuring Sid, a skeleton who can move around, talk, and search the internet for clues. . . . Cozy fans who enjoy their mysteries leavened with humor will find their funny bones tickled." ― Publishers Weekly, starred review For The Skeleton Makes a Friend "Whodunits don’t come much funnier than Perry’s suspenseful fifth mystery featuring 'an ambulatory skeleton named Sid.'... Fans of offbeat comic mysteries will be richly rewarded." – Publishers Weekly, starred review For previous books in The Family Skeleton Mystery series "Dr. Georgia Thackery is smart, resourceful, and determined to be a great single mom to her teenager. Georgia is normal in every respect--except that her best friend happens to be a skeleton named Sid. You'll love the adventures of this unexpected mystery-solving duo." –Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Time s bestselling author “Adjunct English professor Georgia Thackery makes a charming debut in A Skeleton in the Family. Georgia is fiercely loyal to her best friend, Sid, an actual skeleton who is somehow still ‘alive.’ When Sid sees someone he remembers from his past life--who later turns up dead--Georgia finds herself trying to put together the pieces of Sid’s past as she works to hunt down a killer. Amateur sleuth Georgia, and her sidekick, Sid, are just plain fun!” –Sofie Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Faux Paw “No bones about it, Leigh Perry hooked me right from the beginning. An unusual premise, quirky characters and smart, dry humor season this well-told mystery that kept me guessing until the very end. It's too bad Perry's sleuth is fictional--I'd invite Georgia over for dinner in a heartbeat.” –Bailey Cates, New York Times bestselling author of Magic and Macaroons "A delightful cozy with a skeleton who will tickle your funny bone." –Paige Shelton, New York Times bestselling author of If Onions Could Spring Leeks Leigh Perry is the author of the Family Skeleton Series: A Skeleton in the Family, The Skeleton Takes a Bow, The Skeleton Haunts a House, The Skeleton Paints a Picture, and The Skeleton Makes a Friend.

Features & Highlights

  • "Mirth and murder blend beautifully in Perry’s sixth whodunit featuring Sid, a skeleton who can move around, talk, and search the internet for clues. . . . Cozy fans who enjoy their mysteries leavened with humor will find their funny bones tickled." ―
  • Publishers Weekly,
  • starred review
  • Sid is back with a murder that’s sure to send a chill down your spine in Leigh Perry’s festive new mystery. Dr. Georgia Thackery is back at home with her parents after finding a new adjunct position at Bostock College. Everyone is excited for their first family Christmas with nothing to hide. Why? Because Georgia’s daughter Madison is now
  • in the know
  • about Sid, their walking, talking family skeleton. But their Christmas cheer is interrupted when the Thackerys' dog Byron goes missing on a cold December night. When he’s finally found, he has a femur clutched between his jaws, and Georgia and Madison race to apologize to Sid for letting the dog gnaw on him yet again. Except that all of Sid’s bones are present and accounted for. This bone is from somebody else, and when they trace Byron’s trail to an overgrown lot nearby, they find the rest of the skeleton. It’s the normal kind, not moving or telling jokes, and when the police come to take charge, they’re sure it was murder. And one of Georgia’s adjunct friends could be implicated. With tensions stirring at the college and everyone hiding a secret or two, Sid and Georgia must uncover the truth before the ghost of a Christmas past strikes again.
  • "Whodunits don’t come much funnier than Perry’s suspenseful fifth mystery featuring 'an ambulatory skeleton named Sid.'... Fans of offbeat comic mysteries will be richly rewarded." ―
  • Publishers Weekly
  • starred review on
  • The Skeleton Makes a Friend

Customer Reviews

Rating Breakdown

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Best book of the series

The Skeleton Stuffs a Stocking is the sixth book in the Family Skeleton Mystery series by author Leigh Perry. This is one of the series that I have to read as soon as there is a new release (and then wait a year for another release after that), but I truly enjoy these books and it's always worth the wait for another new book. The premise behind this series is so unique and so well done that it pulls you in immediately because you're curious how the author incorporates an ambulatory skeleton into a murder mystery. Author Leigh Perry does a superb job at this though. Sid feels like just a regular person and you quickly forget that he is a skeleton until something happens to remind you of that fact.

The Skeleton Stuffs a Stocking takes place back in Pennycross where Georgia has gotten a job teaching as an adjunct professor at Bostock College, the other university located in Pennycross. Georgia's daughter's dog Byron gets out of the house one day and is found clutching a bone, which both Georgia and her daughter assume is one of Sid's bones. They quickly head back to the house to return the bone and apologize to Sid only to discover that Sid's bones are intact and Byron has actually discovered another skeleton. This begins a mystery that surrounds Bostock College and a museum located on campus grounds. The mystery was really well done and I had no idea who the perpetrator was until the reveal happens in the book. I also really enjoyed the ending of this book. I may have teared up a couple of times. I really loved this book and hope that this series continues for a long, long time. I definitely plan to read future books in this series (likely as soon as they are released) and highly recommend this series to anyone that enjoys well written cozy mysteries with great characters and strong mysteries.
4 people found this helpful
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Don't Gnaw My Bones!

As always, Sid and Georgia stole my heart again in this book.
When Byron (the family dog) brings a human bone back to Madison after he has wandered off after escaping the house, the duo are back to trying to solve a murder. Georgia was telling herself she didn't want to become involved, but when the evidence seems to point to her friend and colleague Charles, she and Sid start investigating to keep him out of prison.
Georgia's romance with Brownie, her carnie/professor friend, is also being renewed, even though she is still very worried about him finding out about Sid. Just in case you didn't know, Sid is her skeletal friend from waaayy back, and he's really hard to explain.
If you like mysteries and a bit of paranormal, give this series a try. I think you'll really enjoy it!
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The 6th book in the series is a delight

One of the few mystery authors who manages to keep me from solving the mystery before she is ready too. The characters are all well rounded, fun people to spend time with. Sid keeps the plot moving along, bringing back old favorites like the Fenton Carnival and the always impeccable Charles who gets an incredible plot line of his own. The story is set off when Byron come back to the house with a bone, that does not belong to our ambulatory friend.

Opened the book as soon as it arrived, and did not stop until I got to the end. Perry is one of the few authors who I have to read to the end as the mystery is solved. I recommend reading all six books, Again and again
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Enjoyed the book
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Fun, But Still Murdery, Cozy Mystery

While it isn't my go-to genre, I do love to read a good cozy mystery now and then. This one had so many fun surprises that it was an absolute delight to read. I love the idea of Sid—a walking, talking skeleton! Not only that, but he is also surprisingly modern, loving the internet, making spreadsheets, and of course, helping to figure out murders. He can also disassemble on any night except Halloween, so a part of him can be conveniently tucked in a purse or taken in the car. Oh, my gosh! What fun! As you might imagine, there is a fair amount of humor in this book, most of it rather dry. I happen to like that particular type of humor, so I found this book highly amusing. It gets off to a great start when the family's dog comes home with a femur, and the family assumes the dog has somehow taken one of Sid's femurs. Alas, that is not the case. The family dog has stumbled upon a dead skeleton on a run about town when he escaped from home. I enjoyed the twists and turns of the mystery as it unfolded, but I think I enjoyed the interaction of Sid—well, anything to do with Sid, really—and the rest of the family to be the most fun. I had not read this author before, so this is the first of the series that I’ve. I don't feel like I was lost at all, so this can easily be read as a standalone if this is your introduction to the author as well. I did enjoy this one so much, however, that I will most likely be checking out other books in this series. Sid is such a great idea, and the author used him well! All in all, this is a very enjoyable wintertime mystery.

I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
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THE SKELETON STUFFS A STOCKING, Leigh Perry, 2019

Dr. Georgia Thackery and her daughter, Madison, are back in Pennycross living with her parents after Georgia finds an adjunct position at Bostock College. With the family all together and Christmas nearing, it promises to be a cheerful season. But after escaping from the house and going on an adventure all his own, the Thackery's dog Byron returns carrying a femur, which later proves to be from a body found in a nearby overgrown lot. The police call it a murder, and although Georgia is reluctant to get involved in yet another murder, her friend and fellow colleague is implicated. Sid, the family's skeleton, who walks, talks, thinks, and loves murder mysteries is eager to get started, and so the crime-solving duo is off on another case. Being on home ground, old friends re-appear, and Georgia becomes reacquainted with an old friend, Brownie, who works at his family's carnival, and is also a professor.

Another grand book in this series. I can't really explain why I love this series so much, I can only recommend that you give them a try. But start with the first so you understand the complete backstory of the family and especially Sid. I would compare them with the Cat in the Stacks mysteries by Miranda James--they have the same sort of "feel" and are heavy on family and relationships. The skeleton series just adds a bit of the magical or perhaps unexplainable to the mix.
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Loved it!

This series is fantastic!
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i love this series. so refreshing from the norm.

just waiting 4 the next 1.
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Great Series

Love the adventures and storyline, very entertaining
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Fun Read

Fun and quick read.

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