Dyes and Deadbeats

A Sadie Sexton Hoochville Mystery, Book 4

De: Ramey James

Narrado por: Tiffany Morgan

Trouble is blowing up all over Hoochville. In the aftermath of the Founder’s Day parade explosion, weird things keep happening that parallel events in Deana Marie’s new unpublished whodunit. Coincidence? Sadie doesn’t think so. And when a body turns up in the storage shed at River Rats Tavern, all eyes are on Deana Marie as the source of all the shenanigans.

While Sadie’s focus is on finding Deana Marie’s manuscript copycat, most everyone else in town is too enamored with Hoochville’s new roller derby team, the Intoxiskaters, to even care. As Sadie’s investigation starts to heat up, suddenly the coach and some of the players of the newly formed team aren’t looking so innocent. But it appears Sadie’s going to have to jam her way through an entire roller derby team to find out the truth.

Can Sadie block the murderer’s game plan and whip up enough evidence to take the heat off Deana Marie and put the killer in the penalty box?

©2025 Ramey James (P)2025 Ramey James

Welcome back to Hoochville!

This book has it all, friends who are always there for each other, adorable fur babies, a handsome sheriff, and now a roller derby team. I love following Sadie and her friends as they try to find out "who done it", while trying to stay under Sheriff Reed's radar. This book will make you laugh, sigh happily, and keep you guessing throughout. Definitely worth the read!

Roller derby is back!!!

A welcome visit from old friends! Sadie and her gang are family and Hoochville is like coming home,well developed characters you get to watch living their best lives. A wonderful engaging series!

Roller derby for the win!

I always find myself enjoying the Sadie Sexton series and this one didn’t disappoint. I laughed way too much at the shenanigans that Sadie and her friends kept finding themselves in. Deeana Marie has found herself in a pickle when she discovers that parts of her book are actually happening in Hoochville. It’s up to Sadie to figure out who has gotten a hold of Deeana’s book. What happens next is filled with protests, roller derby, and food fights. Poor Reed has his hands full in this installment. I really enjoyed the roller derby scenes in this one. They were hilarious and their outfits were easy to picture. I can’t wait to see what happens next after that hook at the end.
The narrator, Tiffany Morgan does a great job portraying all of the characters. The tones and inflections used are spot on. I also appreciated the protests and food fights. The exasperation could be felt by poor Sadie.

Fun listening.

DYES AND DEADBEATS BY RAMY JAMES 5

It's not just dead bodies – at least not to start. However, when the “accidents” start matching the happenings in one of the friend's first books, the besties jump in. The problem is too many suspects but with alibies.

Our friends make good characters again, but add a long feud. And much more, there are ongoing incidents, and it isn't easy to figure out WHO DONE IT. But it is easy and fun to listen, even a good bedtime story.

Just yes

I cannot get over how much I love this series. The characters, the Romance, the crocheting. I love it all. I hope the next book comes out quickly because I cannot wait to find out what happens next the cliffhanger endings drive me crazy as now I will be impatiently waiting. If you’re looking for a cozy mystery, this series cannot be beat.