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The Bone Garden
Oct 8, 2024 12:41 AM

Author:Tess Gerritsen

The Bone Garden

'Fascinating... spectacularly gory... fast-paced.' Mail on Sunday

A GRUESOME SECRET UNEARTHED

When a human skull is dug up in a garden near Boston, Dr Maura Isles is called in to investigate. She quickly discovers that the skeleton - that of a young woman - has been buried for over a hundred years. But who was the woman? And how did she die?

It is the 1830s, and an impoverished medical student, Norris Marshall, is forced to procure corpses in order to further his studies in human anatomy.

It's a gruesome livelihood that will bring him into contact with a terrifying serial killer who slips from ballrooms to graveyards and into autopsy suites.

And who is far, far closer than Norris could ever imagine...

Readers are gripped by The Bone Garden:

***** 'A captivating tale . . . full of mystery, despair, horror, and the eventual truth.'

***** 'Compelling . . . kept me awake into the night.'

***** 'Absolutely riveting . . . I was hooked from the very first page.'

Reviews

Fascinating... spectacularly gory... fast-paced

—— Mail on Sunday

Tess Gerritsen gets better with every book

—— Daily Mirror

I cannot recommend this series highly enough - if you like stark reality, if you can handle one man making his own decisions about his life ... then do yourself a favour and read Cross.

—— Eurocrime.com

Vintage Ken Bruen. Clipped prose and mordant humour are coupled to a plot that's just about as violent as anything he has ever written. Bruen has the uncanny ability to describe the most touching of moments with heart-rending effectiveness and lyrical beauty.

—— Mean Streets

Ken Bruen is one of Ireland's leading crime writers...this is snappy, knowing writing.

—— SUNDAY EXPRESS

A creepy and entertaining story full of perfectly written characters. A definite recommendation

—— Library Journal

This is an edgy, compelling read-more unnerving than scary-that will slide its hooks deep inside and throttle you more than a few times before it's all over

—— Booklist

A blend of creepy literary horror and taut psychological thriller

—— Marie Claire

Sinister, edgy and with a hold that doesn't let up

—— Woman & Home

Best read as an authentic, full-blooded, old-fashioned ghost story...genuinely eerie... will have you staying up late

—— Independent on Sunday

Winslow is a sensational writer ... Won't disappoint under any circumstances

—— Independent on Sunday

Action sequences that put your heart into your mouth ... Vegas nights, floating orgies, shakedowns and shootings galore all feature in this superb novel ... The ending will blow you away

—— Evening Standard
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