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The Bone House

By: Brian Freeman
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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Hilary and Mark Bradley are trapped in a web of suspicion. Last year, accusations of a torrid affair with a student cost Mark his teaching job and made the young couple into outcasts in their remote island town off the Lake Michigan coast. Now another teenage girl is found dead on a deserted beach... and once again, Mark faces a hostile town convinced of his guilt.

Hilary Bradley is determined to prove that Mark is innocent, but she’s on a lonely, dangerous quest. Even when she discovers that the murdered girl was witness to a horrific crime years earlier, the police are certain she’s throwing up a smoke screen to protect her husband. Only a quirky detective named Cab Bolton seems willing to believe Hilary’s story.

Hilary and Cab soon find that people in this community are willing to kill to keep their secrets hidden - and to make sure Mark doesn’t get away with murder. And with each shocking revelation, even Hilary begins to wonder whether her husband is truly innocent.

Freeman’s first stand-alone thriller since his Stride novels is a knockout.

©2011 Brian Freeman (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Thriller & Suspense Mystery Crime Women Sleuths Detective Suspense Police Procedural Fiction Exciting Women's Fiction

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“Brian Freeman is, quite simply, a first-rate storyteller.” (Nelson DeMille, New York Times best-selling author)

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As this story unfolds, incidents and attitudes from the past are intertwined with the current investigation of the murder of a troubled teenage girl. It proceeds in an isolated, opinionated community with a sheriff that is sure that he knows the truth about all the local dirt.

A teacher is assumed to be guilty and is treated accordingly. His wife is sure he is innocent and pursues leads to exonerate him. An out of state detective does his own investigation and uncovers local biases. Independently the wife and the detective manage to sort out the truths. There are several story strands and twists that lead to the conclusion. Some are predictable and several are not.

This is a well written and engaging book. It seems low key, but the many subplots pulled me in and kept me guessing.

Joe Barrett is an excellent narrator.

Mysteries within a Mystery

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The Cab Bolton series, this is Book 1, has promise. It may eventually be as good as Brian Freeman's Jonathan Stride series. The Bone House is a good detective mystery/thriller with lots of suspense unless one pays very close attention to the first hour of the novel which gives away the ending. My 4 star rating may be a bit generous. This is not Freeman's best work, but I did find it entertaining.

Really stupid teen girls!

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This is a strong start to a series. Cab, our hero, is an instantly enjoyable character. He's not typical and while he's brooding he also doesn't take himself to seriously. He just is what he is. The other characters are equally interesting. The best part is that the story was non-stop surprises. For an off the beat and track mystery read, I would highly recommend.

skeletons in a closet are never good

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Fascinating story with lots of twists and turns. The characters were memorable and the story was deftly narrated. I really enjoyed the book!

Fascinating story deftly read

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I am from Green Bay and still live here. The narration was excellent and the Wisconsin accents were spot on!

The story was fast paced with many twists and turns. I listen to several crime thrillers and mysteries and this was a great listen!

Great story!

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