The Bone House

By Brian Freeman

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312562837
• ISBN13: 9780312562830
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Ok

I found it to be very predictable in spots , story was ok , a lot of situations were very cliche

1st in series

A great kick off to a series introducing Cab Bolton (rich, wandering, police detective) A death at a dance competition sets off a chain of events dating back six years. A small town death, a missing murderer, and a teacher accused of inappropriate behavior with a student is all mixed in this mystery. Lots of layers and intrigue with a dash of mistrust. A study on how far people will go to protect secrets, lies, and murders in a tight knit community where outsiders aren't welcome.