In The Bones
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4.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
The arrival of a celebrity athlete on a remote peninsula in New York’s Thousand Islands unearths dark and deadly buried secrets in this heart-pounding blend of suspense and mystery, the first in the new North Country series—Agatha Christie meets Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley
It’s almost summer in Cape Vincent, and as the heat rises, ex-professional ice hockey superstar Mikko Helle arrives, ready to move into his extravagantly renovated waterfront home. Mikko is 30, handsome, and wealthy. He’s a stranger in town. There’s no reason to suspect Mikko is anything other than he seems.
Local married mother-of-two Nicole Durham works her connections hard to get hired as his cleaner. She needs this job—and not just because of the money. Nicole is desperate to expose a secret, and she’s running out of time.
But when Nicole disturbs an intruder while cleaning, New York State Police Investigator Tim Wellington discovers that the luxury mansion is hiding its own unthinkable truth. Deep in the basement lie the bones of a young woman, identity unknown.
The celebrity athlete. The local. The thief. Everyone is hiding something—but someone in the North Country’s a ruthless killer, and one of the three knows exactly who it is.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Wegert (The Coldest Case) blends police procedural and psychological suspense in this entertaining spin-off from her Shana Merchant series. In Upstate New York's Thousand Islands, housekeeper Nicole Durham is thrilled to land a job with retired NHL star Mikko Helle at his recently renovated waterfront home. Her excitement turns to horror, however, when she hears unsettling noises while working alone and discovers a woman hiding in the ceiling vent. After authorities conclude that the woman, who says her name is Jenny Smith, has been secretly squatting in the homes of several wealthy locals, Jenny reveals another shock: she's found a skeleton in Nikko's basement. The coroner concludes that it belongs to a young woman who most likely died within the last year. Sheriff Maureen McIntyre—Nicole's sister—investigates, working alongside officers Shana Merchant, Tim Wellington, and other minor figures from Wegert's previous books. The narrative features a large cast, but Wegert deftly juggles their voices and points of view, with each perspective shift adding crucial context to the central mystery. Copious cliffhangers and red herrings set the stage for an explosive finale. It's a shrewd shocker that should win the author new fans.
