A Bad Day for Sunshine, Darynda Jones
A Bad Day for Sunshine, Darynda Jones
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A Bad Day for Sunshine
A Novel

Author: Darynda Jones

Narrator: Lorelei King

Unabridged: 11 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/07/2020


Synopsis

“This suspenseful and witty first novel in a new series is a perfect match for narrator Lorelei King." -- Booklist

"Narrator Lorelei King works well with the subtly snarky style of author Darynda Jones...Listeners will look forward to the next installment of this new series, as some mysteries are solved, and others remain." -- AudioFile Magazine

New York Times bestselling author Darynda Jones is back with the first novel in the brand-new snarky, sassy, wickedly fun Sunshine Vicram series—A Bad Day for Sunshine!

Sheriff Sunshine Vicram finds her cup o’ joe more than half full when the small village of Del Sol, New Mexico, becomes the center of national attention for a kidnapper on the loose.

Del Sol, New Mexico is known for three things: its fry-an-egg-on-the-cement summers, strong cups of coffee—and, now, a nationwide manhunt? Del Sol native Sunshine Vicram has returned to town as the elected sheriff—thanks to her adorably meddlesome parents who nominated her—and she expects her biggest crime wave to involve an elderly flasher named Doug. But a teenage girl is missing, a kidnapper is on the loose, and all of this is reminding Sunshine why she left Del Sol in the first place. Add to that the trouble at her daughter’s new school, plus and a kidnapped prized rooster named Puff Daddy, and, well, the forecast looks anything but sunny.

But even clouds have their silver linings. This one's got Levi, Sunshine's sexy, almost-old-flame, and a fiery-hot US Marshal. With temperatures rising everywhere she turns, Del Sol's normally cool-minded sheriff is finding herself knee-deep in drama and danger. Can Sunshine face the call of duty—and find the kidnapper who's terrorizing her beloved hometown—without falling head over high heels in love...or worse?

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

"Laugh-out-loud funny, intensely suspenseful, page-turning fun."—New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan

"A Bad Day For Sunshine is a great day for the rest of us."—New York Times bestselling author Lee Child

About Darynda Jones

Even as a young child, NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Darynda Jones loved writing. She grew up spinning tales of dashing damsels and heroes in distress for any unfortunate soul who happened by. After graduating from school, she married her “rock star” and had two beautiful sons. Her oldest son was born deaf, so when he was 5 years old, she moved to Albuquerque to enroll him into a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program. She decided to go back to school while in Albuquerque and ended up graduating Summa cum Laude from the University of New Mexico with a degree in Sign Language Interpreting. Darynda moved back to her home town and worked 3 jobs mostly teaching at a local college and interpreting pretty much everywhere. Little by little her desire to write kept growing inside her, so after several turned down attempts, she won numerous awards for her work, including a prestigious RITA, a Golden Heart, and a Daphne du Maurier. She currently has two series with St. Martin's Press, the Charley Davidson Series and the Darklight Trilogy. Darynda currently lives in New Mexico, with her husband of almost 30 years and two beautiful sons, the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on January 22, 2022

What a hilarious, entertaining, witty, thrilling ride from the fantastic author of Charley Davidson series (I devoured the six books of the series and I should create more time, sleeping less or multitasking like reading at the movie theatre, riding my spinning bike and eating my dinner at the same......more

Goodreads review by Meredith (Trying to catch up!) on February 03, 2020

Crazy Fun! A Bad Day for Sunshine is part mystery, part family drama, and many parts wackadoodle! The new sheriff of Del Sol, New Mexico, Sunshine Vicram, has her hands full her first day on the job: a distraught woman drives her car into the police station, a prisoner has escaped from jail and is hi......more

Goodreads review by Michael on December 10, 2021

Sunshine Vicram (yes, that’s her name) is the new sheriff of Del Sol, New Mexico...although she has no idea how her parents shenanigated (is that a word?) to get her elected. Sunshine and her teenage daughter, Auri, move back home, and just as Sunshine gets started on her first day as sheriff, a swee......more

Goodreads review by Terrie on November 29, 2021

"A Bad Day for Sunshine" by Darynda Jones is Small Town Fiction & Mystery, at its best! Del Sol, New Mexico native, Sunshine Vicram, is the new sheriff in town and she swears she never entered herself in the election! How does that happen? The mayor is fuming and wondering the same thing. Perhaps it......more

Goodreads review by Berit☀️✨ on September 28, 2020

Move over Charley Davidson there’s a new sheriff in town and her name is Sunshine! Wow this was fun! Darynda Jones is the queen when it comes to spinning stories filled with Snark, humor, banter, quirky characters, and hot men. I was a huge fan of the Charley Davidson series and sad to see it end,......more