The Extra, Elizabeth Sims
The Extra, Elizabeth Sims
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The Extra

Author: Elizabeth Sims

Narrator: Johanna Parker

Unabridged: 10 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/14/2021


Synopsis

Rita Farmer knows what it feels like to be flat broke. Even now, when studying to be a lawyer, Rita is so far in debt that she has to scrounge for acting jobs to keep herself and her son afloat. Decked out in police uniform as an extra on a low-budget movie shoot, she wanders into a rough part of town and is pulled into a vicious assault. Rita chases off the two men but doesn't escape unscathed, and the boy they attacked isn't out of danger yet. His injuries could last the rest of his life.

Rita's heart goes out to him and his grandmother, Amaryllis B. Cubitt, the director of an urban mission that Rita had turned to for help years ago. But the mission has changed from its unassuming past and is now flush with secret donations and gruff guards posted at the doors. Rita can't but wonder if now Amaryllis is too proud to ask for the help she needs.

Smart and charming, Rita Farmer is back in the spotlight in The Extra, a second act that is as dazzling and delightful as the first.

About Elizabeth Sims

Elizabeth Sims earned degrees in English from Michigan State University and Wayne State University, where she won the Tompkins Award for graduate fiction. She's worked as a reporter, photographer, technical writer, bookseller, street busker, ranch hand, corporate executive, certified lifeguard, and symphonic percussionist.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Della B

I am thoroughly enjoying The Rita Farmer series of mysteries. This story is told through the narration by Rita. She is a single parent and actress going through law school. George Rowe is a Private Investigator who is madly in love with Rita and has mad investigating skills. The mysteries, and there......more

Goodreads review by Susan

I usually read cozy mysteries but I checked out this book on a whim and I'm glad I did. Rita Farmer is acting to keep the bills paid while finishing law school. On a search for edible food she interrupts the beating of a young man and saves his life. This leads her to homeless mission director Amary......more

Goodreads review by Michael

I quite enjoyed this book. Rota really grows on you as the character develops. She is both quite funny and dramatic all at the same time. The characters are well developed. I am looking forward to the third installment!......more