**Josie works until her arms ache, until the paramedics arrive and pull her gently away from the womanβs cold, fragile body. Noahβs voice cracks beside her as he calls the time of death for his own, beloved mother.** Arriving with her partner Noah for dinner at his familyβs immaculate countrys
The Bones She Buried
β Scribed by Lisa Regan
- Book ID
- 104531636
- Publisher
- Bookouture
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 117 B
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1786816393
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β¦ Synopsis
Josie works until her arms ache, until the paramedics arrive and pull her gently away from the womans cold, fragile body. Noahs voice cracks beside her as he calls the time of death for his own, beloved mother.
Arriving with her partner Noah for dinner at his familys immaculate countryside home, Detective Josie Quinn is devastated to find Noahs mother, Colette, lying lifeless in the back garden, her mouth clogged with soil.
Searching the house for answers, Josies team dont know what to make of the rosary beads buried in the dirt near the body, or the hidden file labelled Drew Pratt, the small town of Dentons most famous missing person.
As she delves deeper into Pratts case, Josie quickly discovers he had a brother whos body mysteriously washed up on the banks of a river. Theres also a diary entry suggesting that Colette may have met him on the last day he was seen alive. Can Josie believe the unthinkable, that a kind old soul like Colette might have been involved in their murders? And, will Josies new relationship with Noah survive the accusation?
Josies only hope lies in tracking down Pratts daughter. But when she arrives at her home to find shes been murdered just minutes before, Josie knows the real killer is one step ahead and wont stop until Colettes secret is buried forever. With many more innocent lives on the line, how deep is Josie prepared dig to reach the truth?
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