The Bone Riddle
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4.0 • 5 Ratings
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
With cutting-edge forensic technology, a stunning setting, and a deepening relationship between Alexa and D.I. Bruce Horn, The Bone Riddle will delight science geeks, armchair travelers, and procedural buffs who like a little romance with their body count.
Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand: On a cliff overlooking the ocean and one of the largest gannet bird colonies in the world, American CEO Harlan Quinn has built his "Plan B"—a lavish estate, complete with an underground doomsday bunker. Cleaning staff finds a body in the house. It appears the victim died of natural causes but advanced facial decomposition leaves him unidentifiable. Forensic odontologist Alexa Glock is called in to identify the body via dental records.
Teeth never lie.
But something odd in the deceased's mouth sets Alexa and the team on a new track—to find the murderer. As they work to narrow the suspect field, a second homicide—and a stolen cache of weapons from a locked room in the bunker—means they're deathly close to the truth.
"Johnson expertly balances her lead’s personal and professional lives and maintains nerve-shredding suspense throughout." — Publishers Weekly
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Johnson's transporting fourth entry featuring Alexa Glock (after 2022's The Bone Track) finds the New Zealand forensics expert in a burgeoning relationship with Auckland Det. Insp. Bruce Horne. Alexa's hopes for a deeper connection with him and his daughters are thwarted, though, when a high-profile case demands her attention: a decaying corpse is found inside a doomsday bunker on the estate of American billionaire Harlan Quinn. While the general appearance of the cadaver matches descriptions of Harlan, his wife, Audrey insists that Harlan is alive and well and in Germany, and refuses to release any medical records. Alexa, though, identifies the body as Harlan's through dental records, and further investigation suggests he was strangled, leading Alexa to launch a murder investigation that casts suspicion on a number of people. Johnson expertly balances her lead's personal and professional lives and maintains nerve-shredding suspense throughout. This gives every indication that Alexa can sustain a long-running series.
