# Tagged for Death

By Sherry Harris · Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mysteries, book 1

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Sarah Winston’s post-divorce garage-sale rounds turn up a bloodied shirt belonging to her former husband. He is now the police chief of Ellington, Massachusetts, and his younger girlfriend is missing. Sarah’s eye for a find becomes useful in an investigation she has personal reasons to pursue.

## What makes it funny?

Sarah brings a Californian’s ear to New England’s unexpected pronunciations. The military community also supplies characters and local habits for her to puzzle over between bargain hunts.

### The comedy at work

Sarah is trying to recover her dignity after a public breakup, but her favorite pastime keeps bringing her into other people’s business. Her outsider’s observations make the town’s everyday customs part of the humor.

### Try this if…

Garage-sale enthusiasts get practical tips alongside the mystery. The Massachusetts setting and connections within military life matter to the people Sarah meets.

### Good to know

Infidelity, divorce and lingering loyalty to an ex-husband are central to Sarah’s involvement in the case.

## What to expect

- Genre: Mystery
- On the shelf: Amateur sleuth · Cozy mystery
- The atmosphere: Warmhearted
- Format: Novel
- Length: 304 pages (ebook)
- Published: 2014

## A few distinguishing details

- A garage-sale find points back to the sleuth’s ex-husband

## Sources & further reading

- Publisher: [Tagged for Death — Kensington Publishing](https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/shop/tagged-for-death-9781617730184)
- Review: [SOS Aloha review](https://sosaloha.blogspot.com/2015/07/aloha-to-sherry-harris-and-tagged-to.html)
- Book information: [Fantastic Fiction bibliography](https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/sherry-harris/tagged-for-death.htm)
- Publisher: [Publisher](https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/shop/tagged-for-death-9781617730184)
- Author commentary: [Author series bibliography](https://sherryharrisauthor.com/sarah-winston-garage-sale-mysteries)