Bone by Bone
a gripping who-dunnit with a twist you don't see coming
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
'Full of twists and turns and it will keep you guessing all the way through to the end!' 5* review
'Kept me guessing till the very end. . . struggled to put it down!' 5* review
'Carol O'Connell is a one of my favourite writers' 5* review
Twenty years after the disappearance of his brother, ex-Army Criminal Investigator Oren returns to his family home to discover that human bones have been left on the doorstep.
Oren's ageing father believes them to be the bones of Oren's lost brother, Josh, but Oren quickly discovers that the bones are not just his brother's. There is at least one more body.
Faced with the horror of multiple victims, Oren is determined to find his brother's killer. But at what cost?
In a town full of long-buried secrets, Josh's secret may be the most shocking of all . . .
A uniquely gripping thriller, perfect for fans of Susie Steiner and Michael Connelly.
'A tightly wrapped, expert combination of suspense, mystery and show-stopping character' New York Times
'A fascinating cast of eccentrics, each character beautifully drawn, all of whom have something to hide' Guardian
'Carol O'Connell is the most seductively devious writer... BONE BY BONE should make her a star' Daily Telegraph
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of O'Connell's atmospheric if overplotted stand-alone, former army CID warrant officer Oren Hobbs travels back to the small town of Coventry, Calif., where bones have begun to appear on the family property. Oren's father, a retired judge, is convinced they belong to Josh, Oren's 15-year-old brother, who vanished in the woods when Oren was 17. The town abounds in rumors as well as suspects, from a disfigured and reclusive ex-LAPD officer to a once beautiful hotel owner who may have had an affair with teenage Oren. When a grave is discovered in the woods, Oren is surprised that the broken bones belong not only to Josh but to an unknown woman. Determined to solve his brother's murder, Oren must face his own past and the real possibility that the killer might strike again. O'Connell's characters are complex as always, but she often suffocates them under unnecessary red herrings. Nevertheless, fans of her Kathleen Mallory series (Find Me, etc.) as well as new readers will be satisfied. Author tour.
